The oldest way to fly

The oldest way to fly

Balloons at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico (© gmeland/Shutterstock)

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Oct. 2, 2023World Architecture Day
Oct. 2, 2024Autumn in the Ogilvie Mountains, Yukon
Oct. 2, 2025Oxbow Bend on the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States

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Feb. 9, 2026Amur leopard cat, Russia
Apr. 10, 2026Siblings Day
Mar. 31, 2026Paradise Cave, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam
Mar. 11, 2026Peach trees in Cieza, Murcia, Spain
All is calm
May 12, 2025An iris garden in Tokyo, Japan
Feb. 7, 2025Blue hour in Trondheim, Norway
Jul. 13, 2024International Rock Day
Mar. 5, 2026Evening over Göreme, Cappadocia, Türkiye
Man-made, meandering Lake Powell
Shell-ebrating sea turtles
Sep. 8, 2023International Literacy Day
Apr. 11, 2024Dragon waterfall, Venezuela
Sep. 29, 2023Mid-Autumn Festival
Oct. 20, 2024International Sloth Day
Aug. 15, 2024Hang Sơn Đoòng, Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam
May 11, 2024World Migratory Bird Day
Check out these ‘sea cows’
May 11, 2026Great Barrier Reef from above, Queensland, Australia
Jan. 5, 2025Plum-headed parakeet
May 13, 2026Arch and Milky Way, Alabama Hills, Sierra Nevada, California, USA
An ugly duckling no more
Jun. 27, 2024Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
May 5, 2024Kalaloch Tree of Life, Olympic National Park, Washington, US
City of ice
Apr. 9, 2026Sgwd yr Eira waterfall, Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, Wales
Jul. 10, 2024Collared aracari
Stretching to the sky
Jun. 4, 2025Cala Luna beach, Sardinia, Italy
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