A 50-year balancing act

A 50-year balancing act

Cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado (© Brad McGinley Photography/Getty Images)

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Today in History

Nov. 16, 2023VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver
Nov. 16, 2024Wadden Sea coast, Friesland, Netherlands
Nov. 16, 2025A traboule in Lyon, France

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Oct. 16, 2024Fossils of belemnites and ammonites, Jurassic Coast, UK
Sep 18, 2026Winnats Pass, Peak District National Park, England
May 7, 2025Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Apr. 6, 2024Japan Castle Day
Nov. 12, 2023Diwali
Sep. 30, 2023Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Feb. 20, 2025Red deer, Canada
Apr. 26, 2024Val di Funes, Italy
Dec. 11, 2024International Mountain Day
Jul. 24, 2024Cousins Day
Jun. 26, 2025Horse Head Rock, New South Wales, Australia
Pearl among the emeralds
Farewell, Ma’am
Jul 29, 2026International Tiger Day
Sep. 21, 2024Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany
City of ice
Feb. 21, 2025Champaka Sarasi, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
Jun 4, 2026Snowy egret preening, central Florida, United States
Oct. 28, 2025The Gothic Gate in the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, Czechia
God’s Own Country
Jan. 23, 2025Sundance Film Festival
Fly me to the moon
Get in tune with International Jazz Day
The world’s greatest oasis?
The healing powers of wastewater
A blue-tiful island
Aug. 24, 2024Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine, USA
Time to make an impression
Shell-ebrating sea turtles
Sep. 11, 2024Red fox mother kissing her baby