Here s looking Atchafalaya Oct 21, 2021

Encompassing 14 Louisiana parishes and over 1.4 million acres, the Atchafalaya Basin is one of the United States" 55 National Heritage Areas, the one they call America"s Foreign Country. It"s the nation"s largest river swamp and wetland—the bayous, marshes, and backwater lakes here nurture one of the most diverse ecological and cultural landscapes in North America.

© Chris Moore/Exploring Light Photography/Tandem Stills + Motion

palette

Today in History

Oct 21, 2018Welcome to El Cervantino
Oct 21, 2019The Guggenheim turns 60
Oct 21, 2020Does this chameleon look a little insecure?
Oct 21, 2022Bald cypress trees in Georgia
Oct 21, 2023International Archaeology Day
Oct 21, 2024Cypress trees in George L. Smith State Park, Georgia
Oct 21, 2025Happy Diwali!

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jun 3, 2025World Bicycle Day
Dec 4, 2022World Wildlife Conservation Day
Feb 14, 2019Cue up the tango music
Aug 11, 2021Everyone s watching the Perseids
Jan 22, 2018Bird’s-eye view of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
Jul 21, 2024Kendwa village, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Dec 27, 2019 Winterpret on ice
May 4, 2018May the Fourth be with you…
Jan 15, 2018Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC
Apr 17, 2026International Bat Appreciation Day
Feb 20, 2020Après-ski in the Dolomites
Aug 16, 2023Overseas Highway, Florida Keys
Sep 6, 2025National Hummingbird Day
Apr 21, 2019The Easter Bunny’s story
Jul 28, 2020Over the boardwalk
Jan 13, 2021Strolling across the Red Lagoon
Dec 9, 2019Let s crack the code
May 24, 2021A bridge comes full circle
Aug 11, 2024Wooden path to Kennedy Lake, Vancouver Island, Canada
Sep 3, 2019In the Most Serene Republic
Feb 2, 2019Groundhog Day arrives—beyond a shadow of a doubt
May 17, 2025A delta in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy
May 24, 2019Not your average sandcastle
Mar 17, 2025Happy St. Patricks Day!
Sep 18, 2024Gujō Hachiman Castle, Gifu prefecture, Japan
May 24, 2018East River crossing
Mar 17, 2021An emerald isle of the Emerald Isle
Jan 15, 2022To Sua Ocean Trench
Sep 29, 2019Falling for Rioja
Jan 8, 2025National Take the Stairs Day