Fog above the forest Oct 17, 2020

Fog above the forest

Today we"re looking out over Pisgah National Forest, which was established on this day in 1916. One of the first national forests established in the eastern United States, it comprises more than 500,000 acres of mountainous peaks, cascading waterfalls, and heavily forested slopes. With hundreds of miles of trails, Pisgah is a popular place for hiking, backpacking, road biking, mountain biking, fishing, and rock climbing.

© Adam Jones/Danita Delimont

palette

Today in History

Oct 17, 2018Let’s talk fossils
Oct 17, 2019Red-leaf hunting in Japan
Oct 17, 2021A walk among the giants
Oct 17, 2022Long-eared owl in the Czech Republic
Oct 17, 2023Spreadsheet Day
Oct 17, 2024Frost-covered dunes on Mars
Oct 17, 2025Rock River Falls, Upper Peninsula, Michigan

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jun 8, 2020A day for the oceans
Jul 12, 2024Mount Rainier National Park
Nov 16, 2021Glenfinnan Viaduct
Sep 13, 2019The moon rises for Mid-Autumn Festival
Dec 2, 2020Protecting Alaska
Oct 17, 2023Spreadsheet Day
Jul 10, 2022Ölüdeniz, Turkey
Jun 12, 2025Big Bend National Park in Texas turns 81
Mar 26, 2019The forecast calls for blooms
Jan 18, 2019An opulent backdrop for a historic event
Jan 15, 2022To Sua Ocean Trench
Sep 12, 2023North Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Germany
Nov 13, 2021Ronda, Spain
Sep 12, 2022Chestnut-eared aracari in the Pantanal, Brazil
Nov 3, 2019It s time to fall back
Apr 28, 2019A good time in the Badlands
Oct 26, 2022Brocken spectre in Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria
Feb 10, 2020This park is Superkilen
Aug 30, 2025International Whale Shark Day
Oct 15, 2021Autumn in the Prosecco Hills
May 9, 2023A castle fit for a count
Mar 30, 2023Bright and colorful peacock feathers
Aug 10, 2018Assembling the Smithsonian
May 20, 2022World Bee Day
Nov 20, 2018Flamingos of the Chilean desert
Apr 25, 2024World Penguin Day
Apr 3, 2018The village of Castelluccio above the Piano Grande, Umbria, Italy
Jan 10, 2019‘You should see the one that got away!’
Feb 3, 2024Carnival of Venice
May 3, 2025Happy International Astronomy Day!