Archive for the ‘rainbow’ Tag
An eagle flies through a rainbow as a storm clears one of the many small islands on Lake Vermilion. The fifth largest lake in Minnesota, Lake Vermilion contains over 75 small public land islands covered with birch, pine and spruce. Some of the islands have boat-in campsites, and many are only large enough for one site, ensuring that you can have an entire island to yourself! The Bureau of Land Management works with the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe (also referred to as Chippewa) to protect traditional-use areas and cultural sites on the islands. The lake is popular for fishing and contains a diversity of species including largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike and perch. Photo by Bob Wick, Bureau of Land Management. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 7/3/17.
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A double rainbow over the Grand Canyon. Photo by Tony Prince. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 3/17/17.
Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park. Photo by Manish Mamtan, Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 6/21/17.
Within sight of New York City skyscrapers, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is an 18,000-acre wetland estuary surrounded by the Rockaway Peninsula to the south, Brooklyn to the west, and Queens to the east. An area almost equal to the size of Manhattan, the bay consists of numerous islands, a labyrinth of waterways, meadowlands and two freshwater ponds. The refuge provides an accessible and unique environment for both wildlife and urban recreation. Photo by Micael Fano. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 6/22/17.
Located on the outer portion of Massachusetts’s Cape, Cape Cod National Seashore’s 44,600 acres encompass a rich mosaic of marine, estuarine, fresh water and terrestrial ecosystems. Here you can explore pristine sandy beach, lighthouses, cultural landscapes and wild cranberry bogs. Photo of the Milky Way rising over a salt pond by Jatin Thakkar. Posted on Tumblr by the Us Department of the Interior, 6/25/17.
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Rick Scalf and his dad were photographing sunrise at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado when a rainbow started to appear. “We began shooting the scene in true amazement as this complete rainbow unfolded before our eyes.” Photo by Rick Scalf. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 6/18/17.
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Rocky Mountain National Park
Bear Lake
Dream Lake
Fall Color
Hiking to Ouzel Falls
Prettier Than Fireworks
The Snow In The Pines
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Summer at Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in Alaska is short but sweet. Vibrant colors radiate during long days and caribou, bears, wolves, muskox and fox roam the landscape past mountains and rivers yet to be named. With no roads or trails, the remote park demands visitors to be self-sufficient. The beauty and solitude is their reward. Photo by National Park Service. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 7/25/17.
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Gates of the Arctic National Park
Alaskan Beauty
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145 years ago this week, the world’s first national park, Yellowstone National Park, was created. For anyone who has visited this incredible land of fire and ice and marveled at the amazing wildlife and unique geologic features, there’s little doubt why Yellowstone is considered one of our nation’s greatest treasures. Last year, 4 million visitors saw what all of the fuss is about. When are you going? Photo by Michael Hardridge. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 3/1/17.
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Yellowstone National Park
America’s Best Idea
Astonishing
How Wolves Change Rivers
North Twin Lake
Old Faithful
Steamy
The Animals Of Yellowstone
Traffic Jam
Twin Lakes
Uncle Tom’s Trail
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A sun dog (meteorological name: parhelion), also known as a mock sun, or phantom sun, is an atmospheric phenomenon that typically consists of a bright spot to the left and/or right of the sun.
Sun dogs are a member of a large family of atmospheric halos, created by light interacting with ice crystals in the atmosphere.
Photo by: Rick Bohn/USFWS. Posted on Flickr by the US Fish & Wildlife Service, 1/3/17.
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Whoa! Sunlight creates rainbows from the spouts of two gray whales at Channel Islands National Park off the California coast. The waters surrounding Channel Islands are home to more than 27 species of whales, dolphins and porpoises – representing about one-third of cetacean species found worldwide. If you’re hoping to catch a gray whale sighting, try visiting the park during mid-December to mid-March when they migrate. Photo by Larry Goldman. Published on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 12/6/16.
Clark’s Grebe swimming in the water with a chick on its back. Photo by Sondra Dexter / USFWS. Tweeted by the US Fish & Wildlife Service, 11/30/16.
Male Ruddy Duck making bubbles on the water from the 2016 Bear River Photo contest in bird life category. Photo by Velvet Shearer / USFWS. Tweeted by the US Fish & Wildlife Service, 12/3/16.
Manatees. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, November 2016.
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A spiderweb of lightning fills the sky at Utah’s Canyonlands National Park. Photo by Chelsey Dever. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 10/5/16.
Summer makes for some epic thunderstorms. Case in point: this dramatic pic of a lighting strike at Badlands National Park in South Dakota from earlier in August. Photo by Badlands’ Seasonal Park Paleontologist Phil Varela, National Park Service. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 9/2/16.
In this rare sight, a rainbow (some call it a “blob-bow”) brightens the dunes following an afternoon storm at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. Summer thunderstorms at the park are common and bring cool winds, heavy rain and lightning. When storms approach, be sure to come down off the dunes, as lightning often strikes the dunefield. The electrical current fuses or melts sand particles together, resulting in a “fulgurite” (Latin for lightning rock). Photo by Patrick Myers, National Park Service. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 9/14/16.
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Mesmerizing pic of the Northern Lights over Denali National Park. Photo by Jeremy Martin. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 9/25/16.
A stunning morning in Montana! Enjoy the double rainbow in Glacier National Park. Photo by Jeff Berkes. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 9/27/16.
Scenic panoramas of the Rogue Valley and surrounding mountains await you at the Table Rocks Area of Critical Environmental Concern in Oregon. This 3,172-acre area is cooperatively managed by the Bureau of Land Management and The Nature Conservancy to provide educational opportunities and protect special biologic, geologic, and scenic values. Steep hiking trails lead to the top of Upper and Lower Table Rocks, while a half-mile accessible trail at Lower Table Rock provides visitors with a less strenuous option. Photo by Bob Wick. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 9/28/16.
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