Join us in celebrating Alaska Day here at beautiful Mendenhall Lake, just a stone’s throw from the state capital of Juneau. It seems a timeless sight, but the lake actually began to form in the early 1900s as Mendenhall Glacier receded, leaving a deeply carved valley in its wake that was soon filled with glacial melt. Today, the glacier still feeds the lake, much to the delight of the many visitors who arrive in Juneau each summer on cruise ships.
Fall comes to the Last Frontier
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Kirkilai lakes, Biržai Regional Park, Lithuania
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Why does this panda cub look so happy?
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Happy World Meteorological Day
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International Moon Day
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Extraterrestrial Culture Day
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Amber Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge connecting Laos and Thailand
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Drop in on International Surfing Day
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When Death Valley blew its top
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Chinese New Year
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Vila Franca Islet, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal
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Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz, California
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Manatee Appreciation Day
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Moody skies over Valletta
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Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
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Splashes of color for Watercolor Month
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In the Navajo Nation for Code Talkers Day
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Sounds of Bach come to Bath
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Purple flowers and Golden Week
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The town of Pienza in Tuscany, Italy
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The Girl Scouts celebrate 110 years
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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Denali National Park
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Summer solstice
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One for the books
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Castle Frankenstein in Darmstadt, Germany
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Alstrom Point, Lake Powell, Utah
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The Wave, Vejle, Denmark
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