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Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California
114.5 miles protected since 1987; 8 additional miles since 1992

 

 

 

El Capitan, Yosemite National Park

Photograph by Jean Slavin, My Shot

This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos

This is a photograph of the reflection of El Capitan in the Merced River in winter in Yosemite National Park.

 

Freestone Climb, Yosemite Falls

 

 

Iliamna Volcano, Alaska

Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic

This Month in Photo of the Day: Photos From New National Geographic Books

Clouds scrape by the snow-covered Iliamna Volcano, which last erupted before Europeans settled in the area.

(From the National Geographic book Hidden Alaska by Michael Melford)

 

 

Brown Bear

The awe-inspiring brown bear lives in the forests and mountains of northern North America, Europe, and Asia. It is the most widely distributed bear in the world.