Karen Carmichael

Journalist, photographer, and traveler based in Washington, DC. Contributing editor to National Geographic Traveler and National Geographic expedition leader.

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Evening light on the Oregon coast.

Bandon, Oregon, May 2022

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Cherry blossoms aglow at dawn.

Tidal Basin, Washington DC, March 2022

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Floating on air.

Berry Islands, Bahamas, February 2022

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Sailboats in silhouette.

Exuma Islands, Bahamas, January 2022

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Stingray in motion.

Berry Islands, Bahamas

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When you can't tell where the sea stops and the sky begins.

Berry Islands, Bahamas

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Swimming an endless sea.

Exuma Islands, Bahamas

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Well-known landmark Square Rock, lit from above.

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Feeling grateful to have made it back to the Bahamas this winter. Anchored off this beach in the Exumas today and swam into shore for a long beach walk and swim. Heaven!

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When the vistas don't even look real.

Zion National Park, Utah, November 2021

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Serpentine switchbacks on the stunning Navajo Loop Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park.

Utah, November 2021

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Enchanting - and wildly narrow - twists and turns in Wire Pass, part of Paria Canyon–Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness.

Utah, November 2021

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One word for Zion National Park: Wow.

Utah, November 2021

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