Of all the camera-wielding luminaries who"ve snapped this eastward view of Yosemite Valley, few can hold a "candela" to Ansel Adams, born this day in 1902. The legendary photographer of Western landscapes was given his first camera here in Yosemite as a boy. The national park was his favorite place in the world, and he returned every year for the rest of his life.
An enduring vision
Today in History
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Sunny day, sweepin the clouds away
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Feast of the Donkey
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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Dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico
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A light at the edge of the world
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Golden jellyfish in Jellyfish Lake, Palau
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American Wetlands Month
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Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
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National Public Lands Day
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Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
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‘Ciao’ from Varenna
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Ice and Snow Sailing World Championships
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Light show in the forest
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Wyoming celebrates its statehood
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Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz, California
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Scotts Bluff National Monument, Gering, Nebraska
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Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
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San Francisco’s City Hall illuminated by the iconic colors of Pride
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Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Alaska Day
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Big dreams require a big sleigh
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A sea of swirling stone
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Cool water in the Quinault
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Thomsons gazelles, Maasai Mara, Kenya
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World Rivers Day
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A hidden jewel in Croatia
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A place called ‘Peace’ in India
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The scene of a literary crime
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Ancient town of Sorano, Tuscany, Italy
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Illuminating Annecy
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