Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland Oct. 3, 2025

Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Mists curl, waters glimmer and legends linger—welcome to Glen Brittle. On the Isle of Skye, Scotland"s fabled "Misty Isle," the glen stretches in a sweep of purple heather carpeting its rugged slopes. The landscape hums with echoes of the past: dinosaurs left footprints on these cliffs long before Mesolithic hunters traced its streams over 8,000 years ago. In the 9th century, seafaring Norse Vikings settled here. Centuries later, the powerful MacLeod and MacDonald clans claimed these lands, their castles standing guard over countless battles and alliances.

© Adam Mowery/TANDEM Stills + Motion

palette

Today in History

A future built on the past
Oct. 3, 2023Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Australia
Oct. 3, 2024Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

More Desktop Wallpapers:

A starry night!
Mar. 11, 2025Broken Beach in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
A painters palette of natures hues
Jul. 12, 2025Thomsons gazelles, Maasai Mara, Kenya
May 30, 2024Everglades National Park, Florida
Mar. 9, 2024Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico, USA
Jul 5, 2026Lavender rows, Plateau de Valensole, Provence, France
A glowing square of squares
Feb. 27, 2025International Polar Bear Day
Feb. 21, 2026Red fox, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States
From victory to festivity
Jan. 5, 2026A herd of impalas, Londolozi Game Reserve, South Africa
Dec. 16, 2025Handmade gnomes at a Christmas market
Let the Great Backyard Bird Count begin!
Oct. 7, 2023Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA
Jun 25, 2026Buildings on Grand-Place Square in Brussels, Belgium
Black sands in a tropical paradise
Feb. 29, 2024Leap Day
Were halfway there
Jul. 9, 2025Independence Day of the Argentine Republic
Nov. 26, 2023Fallow deer, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
A day for the worlds Indigenous populations
Dec. 15, 2024Lake Misurina, Dolomites, Italy
Mar. 8, 2025International Womens Day
Rocky Mountain runoff
Oct. 9, 2023Thanksgiving Day
Dec. 28, 2025Black-and-white ruffed lemur in Madagascar
Aug. 22, 2023Amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunisia
An iridescent view
Oct. 30, 2025Pushkar Camel Fair