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Hidden Paths & Trails

Seattle, Washington

Dunn Gardens

A lush Seattle garden designed by the same landscape architects responsible for New York's Central Park.

Arrow Canyon

A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.

Banaue, Philippines

Batad Rice Paddies

These tiered rice paddies were carved into the hillsides 2,000 years ago.

Grand, indeed, but also full of microplastics.

The West Is Being Won by Tiny Bits of Plastic

Natural landscapes are seeing huge amounts of microplastics tumbling from the sky.

Jessica Leigh Hester June 26, 2020

A "glorious, Monet-style chaos" has taken root at the University of Cambridge's King's College Chapel.

A Stately English Lawn Is Going Wild In the Name of Biodiversity

"If there are ways to manage our landscapes that can make them more exciting for all the insects and mammals, then why not do it?”

Luna Shyr June 15, 2020

From his paraglider, Steinmetz appears to have captured a colorful, abstract mosaic made up of round tiles. In fact, these are shallow basins lined with mud, about three to five feet wide and made by hand, holding salt water that slowly evaporates to yield mineral solids, which are sold to be consumed by livestock. The colors depend on the mix of mud, algae, and salt. Teguidda-n-Tessoumt, Niger.

How a 'Flying Photographer' Sees the World From Above

The perspective made George Steinmetz an “accidental environmentalist.”

Winnie Lee June 10, 2020

Inaccessible Island is an extinct volcano rising out of the South Atlantic Ocean. Surely there's an inaccessible island in your life.

Art Challenge: Take a Photograph Inspired by a Wondrous Place

Show us how far-flung sights inspire you, even when you're stuck at home.

Michelle Cassidy May 28, 2020

"Stellar Spire in the Eagle Nebula" (left); "Tower at Tower Falls," painted by Thomas Moran in the 1870s (right).

What Hubble Space Photos and Western Landscape Paintings Have in Common

Both traffic in the sublime, and have helped us grok new frontiers.

Luna Shyr May 15, 2020

Factory Butte.

Hanksville, Utah

Kathline Rock View Area

This roadside stop between Goblin Valley and the Henry Mountains is the perfect location to view some of the region's natural wonders.

Oshima Island and the red Togetsukyō Bridge

Matsushima, Japan

Matsushima Bay

These tiny pine-covered islands have inspired art and poetry for centuries.

Bananas are still a staple of Vanuatu residents' diets. These are for sale at a busy market in Port Vila.

How Ancient Tooth Plaque Solved the Mystery of the Banana's Trans-Pacific Journey

3,000-year-old microparticles prove the fruit traveled across the ocean with early Pacific Islanders.

Reina Gattuso February 17, 2020

Gunditjmara people started building this elaborate aquaculture system before the construction of Egypt's oldest pyramids.

Australian Wildfires Uncovered Hidden Sections of a Huge, Ancient Aquaculture System

The Gunditjmara have been building an eel-farming system at the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape for more than 6,000 years.

Reina Gattuso February 6, 2020

Linda Vista Skatepark, San Diego.

Capturing the Sculptural Landscapes of California Skateparks

The photographer is a skateboarder, but there's not a board in sight.

Winnie Lee December 16, 2019

The salt lake becomes colorful in warm temperatures because of algae growth

Yuncheng, China

Yuncheng Salt Lake

Rainbow-hued in the summer and crystalline in the winter, this salty lake has inspired battles, temples, and plenty of awe.

Prelate, Saskatchewan

Great Sand Hills

These little-known sands dunes are a geological anomaly in Saskatchewan's southern prairies.

Ancient Indian pictographs at Fate Bell rock shelter in Seminole Canyon.

Comstock, Texas

Seminole Canyon

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

Ferry to Cape Wrath across the Kyle of Durness.

Keoldale, Scotland

Cape Wrath

The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.

Tuhinj Valley

Laze v Tuhinju, Slovenia

Tuhinj Valley

A beautiful drive through the foot of the Alps traces the path of 15th-century Turkish raids.