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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50 years of Earth Day
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Greece celebrates its independence
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Life in the slow lane
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The first ascent
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Antarctica Day
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Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
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High above the reef
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Reflecting on fall
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A peak in the clouds
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Terraced rice fields, Yuanyang County, China
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Castle on a hill
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Autumn in Alaska
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Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel in Arkansas
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Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France
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National Fossil Day
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Mount Hood, Oregon
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National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC
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Bathing huts in Skåne County, Sweden
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Nazaré Lighthouse
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Palace of Westminster, London, England
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Tennis in the park
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Autumnal equinox
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Anniversary of Pinnacles National Park, California
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A whale of a picture
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Pollinator Week
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Westerheversand Lighthouse
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A plot was afoot
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Going with the floe
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Everglades National Park marks 90 years
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