These snowkiters are competing at a tournament in Novosibirsk, Russia. Like kiteboarding on liquid water, the sport of snowkiting uses a parachute-like foil kite, which catches the wind and pulls the boarder along a frozen, snowy landscape. The sport wasn’t invented here in Siberia, but when January sends the mercury plunging, the freezing temperatures create ideal conditions for the sport.
Sailing across the ice
Today in History
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The aftermath of a meteorite
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Just a couple of yellow-billed hornbills
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At the shore of an inland sea
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Groundhog Day
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International Jazz Day
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World Heritage Day
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Cherry blossoms in Shanghai, China
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Mack Arch Rock
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Valentines Day
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Taking the scenic route
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Butchart Gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada
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Museum Night in Berlin
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Castle Day Japan
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Cape Town at dusk
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A river runs through it
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World Otter Day
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Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains National Park, Australia
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day
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’Chess on ice’
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Nesting season for the leatherbacks
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Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida
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Two rocks and a heart spot
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Lavender fields in Plateau de Valensole, France
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From Sputnik to extraterrestrial storms
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The fishing village of Reine, Norway
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Field of Light at Sensorio by Bruce Munro
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World Lake Day
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Aw shucks, It s Oyster Day
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Frog Month
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