Here at Bing, we’re big fans of national parks. So, when National Park Week comes around, we join with so many others in celebrating ‘America’s best idea.’ National Park Week is an annual celebration of national parks sponsored by the National Park Foundation and National Park Service. This year we’re celebrating by featuring a homepage image of a different national park for each day of the festivities, starting with the granddaddy of US national parks–Yellowstone. This is the Grand Prismatic Spring, a hot spring at Yellowstone that spans 370 feet in diameter and reaches depths of 160 feet, making it the largest hot spring in the US and the third largest in the world. The rainbow of vivid colors is created by heat-loving bacteria that reside in the water. Come back tomorrow to see where we go next.
Celebrating National Park Week, April 21-29
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
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Seventeen arches at sunset
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Celebrating 200 years of statehood
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Cross this bridge if you dare
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Ring of fire
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King of the dinosaurs
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A star is borne by seaweed
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Jasper Dark Sky Festival
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Legacy mural in Philadelphia
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Native American Heritage Month
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Did they forget to fly south?
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A river runs through it
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Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii
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The Feathers at Frenchman Coulee near Vantage, Washington
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World Book Day
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Crested caracaras
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Deep in the North Woods wetlands
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Paper lanterns on the longest night
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Cinco de Mayo
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International Lighthouse Weekend
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Celebrating Mexico in a Cultural Capital
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Go Fly a Kite Day
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Cherry blossom season in Tokyo
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Icelandic horses, Iceland
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In the valley of the doll
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Happy holidays!
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Aprils full moon
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Mandarin duck, Richmond Park, London, England
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World Meteorological Day
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La Rocque Harbour, Island of Jersey
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An opulent backdrop for a historic event