This limber pine standing alone in the sagebrush flats has a name—Old Patriarch. A favorite subject of nature photographers in Wyoming"s Grand Teton National Park, Old Patriarch is thought to be more than a thousand years old. The Cathedral Group of the Teton Mountains forms a breathtaking backdrop, bursting up from the valley floor below and stretching dramatically to the soaring peaks. The national park spreads out below the spires for 310,000 acres, featuring extraordinary wildlife, pristine lakes, and alpine terrain. Sounds like the Old Patriarch has found quite a home for himself.
A tree amid the Tetons
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European Day of Parks
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Nazaré Lighthouse
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Sutherland Falls in Fiordland National Park
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Looking down on the Otter
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The most wonderful day of the year. Period.
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All hail the king of shrubs
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Stepping stones in Tollymore Forest Park, Northern Ireland
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Glenfinnan Viaduct
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Tombeau du Géant in Bouillon, Belgium
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Rainbow Mountain
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New Year s Day
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A national icon
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South Padre Island, Texas
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World Theatre Day
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Burns Night
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Telašćica Nature Park, Dugi Otok, Croatia
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Installation art turns heads
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A day for the dolphins
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‘Ciao’ from Varenna
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World Space Week begins
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Almond trees in full bloom, California
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Lights, camera, Sundance
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Great horned owl near Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida
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Happy 800th, Salisbury Cathedral
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Ruins of Inca temples and terraces on Huayna Picchu, Peru
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Elephant Rock, Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia