Sunset lights up the water and sky at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin. The refuge, known to early homesteaders as the Great Wisconsin Swamp, provides important habitat for endangered species like the Karner blue butterfly and whooping crane. Of the experience, photographer Darlene Martin says: “The sanctuary is spectacular and surprisingly large. It was a beautiful spring evening, and the brilliance of the sunset was quite unexpected.” Photo courtesy of Darlene Martin. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 5/13/16.
A golden sunset, cool mountain air … what else do you need in Tennessee’s Great Smoky National Park. Photo by Chris Mobley. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 5/9/16.
The sun sets over Arizona’s Horseshoe Bend. Photo by Adam Jewell. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 6/17/16.
Wispy clouds float over Jackson Lake as the sun slowly sinks behind the Teton mountains at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Photo by Shelley Davault. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 5/14/16.
California’s Death Valley National Park at sunset. Photo of Mesquite Flat Dunes by Steve Perry. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 5/14/16.