Don t go chasing waterfalls Jun 17, 2020

Don t go chasing waterfalls

The stunning limestone travertine steps of Beaver Falls are the last in a series of five waterfalls along Havasu Creek, near the bottom of the Grand Canyon. The water gets its turquoise color from calcium carbonate, which reflects the beautiful hue and creates an ever-changing tableau; the minerals are deposited, moved, and redeposited to create new formations.

© Edwin Verin/Alamy

palette

Today in History

Jun 17, 2018Papa was a flightless bird
Jun 17, 2019World-class art comes to Arkansas
Jun 17, 2021Just another day in paradise
Jun 17, 2022Grand Teton National Park
Jun 17, 2023International Surfing Day
Jun 17, 2024Pollinator Week
Jun 17, 2025Maritime forest in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia
Jun 17, 2026Tremola Road on the Saint Gotthard Pass in Airolo, Switzerland

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Dec 25, 2024Merry Christmas!
May 24, 2021A bridge comes full circle
Mar 3, 2025World Wildlife Day
Jul 4, 2026The United States 250th anniversary
Jul 14, 2023Shark Awareness Day
May 27, 2018Travel Sunday: San Francisco
Jan 14, 2020Going head-to-head with winter
Aug 12, 2022World Elephant Day
Feb 27, 2018A polar bear near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Aug 13, 2019An ice cap-puccino
Jan 17, 2019A wassailing we go
Jul 28, 2022Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
Jun 5, 2024World Environment Day
Sep 14, 2019I am the walrus
Sep 14, 2026Field of kochia plants, China
Jun 7, 2020A hermitage with a view
Oct 25, 2018A silent witness to history
Apr 12, 2019A story of wind and ice
Jun 23, 2023Pollinator Week
Oct 14, 2025Village of Oia in Santorini, Greece
Jul 7, 2026Plate-billed mountain toucan with orchids, Ecuador
May 7, 2021Deep in the North Woods wetlands
Sep 17, 2024Mid-Autumn Festival
Apr 27, 2023South Padre Island, Texas
Apr 26, 2025Redwood National and State Parks, California
Dec 1, 2025Antarctica Day
May 4, 2019Visiting Ahch-To on Star Wars Day
Aug 26, 2026Auroras over Kirkjufell, Iceland
Aug 1, 2024Floating market, Kaptai Lake, Bangladesh
Aug 27, 2020Rocks on the move