A 50-year balancing act

A 50-year balancing act

Cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado (© Brad McGinley Photography/Getty Images)

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Today in History

Nov. 16, 2023VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver
Nov. 16, 2024Wadden Sea coast, Friesland, Netherlands
Nov. 16, 2025A traboule in Lyon, France

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Dec. 11, 2023International Mountain Day
Jul. 24, 2024Cousins Day
May 24, 2025European Day of Parks
Nov. 9, 2023Birch trees, Drammen, Norway
This snow will never melt
Dec. 29, 2025St. Gregory Church in Ani Ruins, Kars, Türkiye
Mar. 11, 2026Peach trees in Cieza, Murcia, Spain
Nov. 19, 2024Tasmans Arch, Tasman National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Don’t look down!
Jun. 4, 2024Chestnut-headed bee-eater, Bardia National Park, Nepal
Living rock
If given Menton, make lemonade
Apr. 17, 2025Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador
Apr. 7, 2024International Beaver Day
Feb. 5, 2025Scottish Blackface sheep, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Feb. 3, 2024Carnival of Venice
May 8, 2025World Donkey Day
Sep. 28, 2023World Maritime Day
Sep. 1, 2025Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States
What the heck is a distaff?
Behold the architectural marvel
A flashy, frigid waterfowl
Dec. 28, 2023Humpback whale, Disko Bay, Greenland
Jan. 5, 2024International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
A starry night!
Mar. 2, 2024Modica, Sicily, Italy
Jul. 16, 2025Temple of Philae, Aswan, Egypt
Like a waterfall, free and wild
Dec. 4, 2024Wildlife Conservation Day
Jan. 14, 2024Whooper swans