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The brilliant white gypsum sands at White Sands National Park make a surreal and breathtaking setting, especially at sunrise and sunset, when the light reflects off the dunes, painting the landscape in warm hues.
Photo by Raghuveer Makala
James Earl Jones, the revered actor who voiced ‘Star Wars’ villain Darth Vader, starred in ‘Field Of Dreams’ and many other films and is an EGOT winner, died this morning at his home in Dutchess County, NY. He was 93.
Read about his life and legacy here: https://t.co/1W4hr3rLQ2
The winners of the Michigan Secretary of State’s “I Voted” sticker contest were revealed this morning after a public vote.
Here are some of the victorious designs:
In the summer, @MountRainierNPS' meadows are filled with colorful displays of wildflowers, which bloom profusely during the short growing season.
Help us preserve and protect these precious subalpine meadows by staying on the trail during your visit.
Photo by A. Wotton / NPS
Here it is. As succinctly stated as it possibly can be.
The wealth class cares about one thing and one thing alone: eliminating the ability for the masses through representative government to impede their consolidation of power and wealth.
The stuff in Project 2025 on climate and fossil fuels is even worse than you would imagine. As Michael Mann said, this would be “game over for climate progress.” If you care about a livable future, it’s worth understanding what’s in this radical right blueprint. Buckle up.
Blue skies, smiling at me!
Nothing but blue skies at the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer in southwest Washington!
USFWS video: Typhanie Shepherd
Amazing sunset from Shi Shi Beach on the northern Washington coast!
Many of the offshore rocks, reefs and islands in the area—home to seabirds and kelp forests—are part of Flattery Rocks National Wildlife Refuge. Shi Shi Beach is part of Olympic National Park.
📸Udo S.
The brilliant white gypsum sands at White Sands National Park make a surreal and breathtaking setting in the Tularosa Basin in southern New Mexico.
Photo by Donna Schneider