Camel thorn trees, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia Sep 2, 2025

Camel thorn trees, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia

At first glance, it looks like a surreal art installation: dark trees frozen on a clay pan, backed by sand dunes and a glowing sky. But this scene from Deadvlei, in Namibia"s Namib-Naukluft Park, is entirely natural. The name "Deadvlei" means "dead marsh"—a remnant of the wetland that once filled this basin.

© Inge Johnsson/Alamy

palette

Today in History

Sep 2, 2018Row, row, row your gondola
Sep 2, 2019Detroit Industry Murals by Diego Rivera
Sep 2, 2020A rock in a wild place
Sep 2, 2021A cliffside harbor in Sardinia
Sep 2, 2022Seitan Limania Beach, Crete
Sep 2, 2023National Hummingbird Day
Sep 2, 2024Celebrating Labor Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jan 18, 2024Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
Nov 27, 2018The fantastic winter fox
Dec 2, 2024Moose, Denali National Park, Alaska
Jun 12, 2023Big Bend National Parks birthday
Jul 19, 2025National Moth Week
Feb 11, 2018Te Rewa Rewa Bridge near New Plymouth, New Zealand
Jul 16, 2020Summertime in Alaska
Sep 26, 2019Kelp buddies
Aug 21, 2021Ambassadors of the airwaves
Nov 24, 2020Feel the spray in Monterey
May 5, 2021The birthplace of Cinco de Mayo
Nov 28, 2019Wild turkeys in repose
Jan 17, 2024Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
Jan 21, 2021The tale of squirrels like Nutkin
Sep 16, 2024Wallabies at sunrise, Australia
Apr 16, 2026Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
Jul 9, 2023Moselle River loop near Kröv, Germany
Oct 20, 2022International Sloth Day
Mar 17, 2024St. Patricks Day
Jan 16, 2024Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta
Dec 6, 2020A hidden jewel in Croatia
Jan 24, 2023Colle Santa Lucia, Dolomites, Italy
Apr 28, 2022Fox kits
Oct 23, 2019Polar bear capital of the world
Jul 26, 2019The party’s just starting
Jul 31, 2025Ring-tailed lemur
Dec 6, 2025Celebrating 78 years of Everglades National Park
Nov 27, 2022Cecropia leaf and lobster claw petals in Mexico
Jul 22, 2025Badlands National Park in South Dakota
Apr 20, 2024National Park Week begins