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克拉克湖国家公园，阿拉斯加 Lake Clark National Park, Alaska  Photograph by Micahel Melford, National Geographic The Tlikakila River flows into Alaska's Lake Clark carrying ash from Iliamna, one of two volcanoes in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. Mountains, lakes, glaciers, and coastline can all be found within the four-million-acre park. Its interior lake region offers hiking, fishing, and kayaking. 蒂利卡基拉河静静流淌在克拉克湖国家公园自然保护区，图中河里的灰色是伊利亚姆纳火山喷发的火山灰。在这里，有山有湖有冰川，甚至的优美的海岸线。公园内湖还有很多娱乐项目比如远足钓鱼和皮划艇。 April 6, 2013

美国亚利桑那州，大峡谷国家公园 April 4, 2013 Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Photograph by Corey Rich, Aurora Most of the nearly five million people who visit Grand Canyon National Park each year simply take in the stunning views from the rim. The more adventurous descend the canyon and get up close to rock that dates back 1.8 billion years. Here, hikers traverse Deer Creek Trail, an overnight trip that’s one of the most popular routes in the park. 每年都有将近5百万游客来到大峡谷国家公园，大多数人都只去了它的南缘欣赏其迷人的景观。更冒险的是下到峡谷底，近距离接触这些岩石，可以追溯到18亿年前。图中，背包客们穿过鹿溪径，连夜赶路，这是公园里最受欢迎的游玩路线。 http://travel.nationalgeographic ... anyon-grand-canyon/

美国阿拉斯加卡特迈国家公园 April 3, 2013 Katmai National Park, Alaska Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic Alaska’s Katmai National Park is famous for bears and volcanoes. In the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, pictured here, a stream carves a canyon through rock formed during the 1912 eruption of nearby Novarupta Volcano. The snowcapped peaks are Mount Griggs and Mount Katmai (far right), part of an active system of ten volcanoes that surround the valley. 卡特迈国家公园以棕熊和火山闻名。图中是万烟谷，是在1912年诺瓦拉普塔火山爆发而形成的熔岩灰流峡谷。图上的雪峰是吉里格斯火山和卡特迈火山（最右边），这是10座火山环绕的峡谷的一部分。 http://travel.nationalgeographic ... en-thousand-smokes/

奥林匹克国家公园，美国华盛顿州西北部 Olympic National Park, Washington Photograph by Michael Hanson, Aurora A fallen tree creates a natural bridge for a hiker in Washington State's Olympic National Park. Covering nearly 1,500 square miles of the Olympic Peninsula, the park has three distinct ecosystems: temperate forest (seen here), rugged Pacific shore, and subalpine forest and wildflower meadow. 瞧瞧那棵树，正巧为徒步者搭建了一条天然桥梁。 图中所示的是奥林匹克国家公园。坐落于华盛顿州的西北角，位于美国本土西北角华盛顿州的奥林匹克半岛上。它之所以如此著名在于整个区域内结合了海岸、群山及雨林三种截然不同的生态环境，因此公园内景色多变，生态系统多种多样，比如亚高山森林，点缀着斑斓野花的草原。 April 2, 2013

恶土国家公园，美国南达科达州 Badlands National Park, South Dakota Photograph by JG Photography/Alamy A hiker makes his way across the daunting landscape of Badlands National Park. Water has been carving away at the cliffs for the past half million years or so, and it eats away an entire inch or more in some places each year. 一位旅行者正徒步跋涉在恶土国家公园土地上，所谓恶土，就是穷荒险恶之地，印第安人无法在此处种地故得名，是世界上著名的地质奇观。这里植被稀少，一片荒凉。这种荒山地貌的成因是成百上千年的水蚀和风蚀作用，由此形成了犬牙差互的尖塔和尖顶，而此地每年仍然有整块整块的土地被侵蚀成形状各异的荒漠山谷，着实壮观。 April 1, 2013

美国大本德国家公园（大弯国家公园），菱斑(钻石背)响尾蛇 APRIL 26, 2013 Diamondback, Big Bend National Park Photograph by Fred LaBounty, My Shot I carry snake tongs when I travel to Big Bend National Park to move snakes from the warm roadways in the mornings so they won't be run over. I came across this diamondback near Panther Junction. He went on the defensive as soon as I exited my truck. I didn't want to pass up the photo op and photographed him with a Canon EOS 5D111 and a Canon 100-400 5.6L lens. I then moved him into the underbrush about 30 feet from the roadway. 清冷的早晨，在Panther Junction附近的公路，我从卡车上下来，看到一只菱斑响尾蛇盘在路中间，受惊的它随即做出防御的姿态；于是我趁机拍了几张照片，然后我用蛇钳把它从温暖的公路上赶到30英尺（9.144米）外的灌木丛中，以免它被路过的车子碾死。 http://photography.nationalgeogr ... amondback-big-bend/

美国犹他州峡谷地国家公园，梅萨拱门 APRIL 25, 2013 Mesa Arch, Canyonlands Photograph by Chris Carvalho, My Shot Mesa Arch in Utah's Canyonlands National Park is one of the finest places for a photographer to start the day. This 4x5 negative was exposed with an old lens, a 121mm Schneider Super Angulon. It was a favorite of Ansel Adams. While an excellent optic for its time, it only had single-layer coating and was subject to more flare than modern lenses. In this instance, it created a starburst pattern with rainbow streaks that add greatly to the character of the image. 梅萨拱门为日出最佳拍摄地之一。此图是用老镜头——施耐德超级安古龙121mm镜头拍摄的，也是摄影家安瑟·亚当斯的集图之一。图中太阳光芒四射，并带有美丽的彩虹光晕。 http://photography.nationalgeogr ... a-arch-canyonlands/

阿拉斯加州德纳里国家公园（迪纳利国家公园），狼 APRIL 24, 2013 Wolf, Denali National Park Photograph by Brian Montalbo, Your Shot I photographed this wolf hunting snowshoe hares in Denali National Park. He stopped only for a second and I captured two shots. This is one of them. 当时它正在捕猎白靴兔，仅停留了1秒，我顺利地拍了2张，这是其中一图。 http://photography.nationalgeogr ... olf-hunting-denali/

美国大烟山国家公园，凯兹科夫 APRIL 23, 2013 Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains Photograph by Christopher Ewing, My Shot This was taken in the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains in Cades Cove on Sparks Lane in October 2012. I went to the cove in hopes of a lot of fog, a little disappointed there wasn't that much. But walking down the lane as the sun came up, the light all photographers dream about showed itself. 此图拍摄于2012年10月，当时我以为这里会烟雾缭绕，结果雾气很淡，然而太阳升起来时，我幸运地拍到了这幅摄影师们梦寐以求的风景。 http://photography.nationalgeogr ... ve-smoky-mountains/

恶土国家公园（美国南达科达州西南），日出 APRIL 22, 2013 Sunrise, Badlands National Park Photograph by Dan Dady, My Shot Sunrise near Yellow Mounds, Badlands National Park 恶土国家公园黄土丘上金色的日出景观。 http://photography.nationalgeogr ... rise-badlands-park/

特拉华州（位于美国东部），风信子 APRIL 21, 2013 Bluebells, Delaware Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic Bluebells blooming along the Brandywine River mark springtime in Delaware. 特拉华州布兰迪万河（美国一条河流名）河畔的风信子悄然绽放，标志着春天的到来。 http://photography.nationalgeogr ... s-delaware-melford/

美国加利福尼亚州的海象 APRIL 20, 2013 Elephant Seal, California Photograph by Mike Gin, My Shot Female elephant seal scratching her head while another sleeps peacefully behind her on the beach in San Simeon, California 加州圣西蒙的海滩上，雌性海象正用爪子挠头，而她旁边的另外一头海象也正睡得平静安和。 http://photography.nationalgeogr ... nt-seal-california/

宾夕法尼亚州（美国州名），养鸡场 APRIL 19, 2013 Chicken Farm, Pennsylvania Photograph by Peter Essick, National Geographic Chickens provide the fertilizer on this Pennsylvania farm. The mobile coops are relocated daily to distribute manure evenly so that it won’t drain into the Chesapeake Bay. 农场里养鸡，同时也可以给农场的土地施肥。养鸡人会每天挪一挪鸡笼子，使鸡粪均匀地撒到这片土壤上，而又不会让粪肥流入切萨皮克湾(大西洋海湾，伸入美国马里兰州与弗吉尼亚州)。 http://photography.nationalgeogr ... hicken-farm-essick/

明尼苏达州（美国中北部洲)，漏斗云 APRIL 18, 2013 Funnel Cloud, Minnesota Photograph by Mitch Dobrowner Northfield, Minnesota  Born in a bruising supercell, a funnel cloud looms beyond a cornfield. 玉米地上空惊现漏斗云，其形成于单个超级云团内部的旋转摩擦。由于涡旋中心气压的降低，漏斗云可直接向下伸展至地面。 http://photography.nationalgeogr ... el-cloud-dobrowner/

美国纽约州，洛克菲勒庄园 APRIL 17, 2013 Kykuit Gardens, New York Photograph by Diane Cook and Len Jenshel, National Geographic The gardens of Kykuit, at the Rockefeller estate in Sleepy Hollow, New York, were planned for day or night display. A row of lindens leads to the perfection of the Temple of Aphrodite. 花园位于Sleepy Hollow小镇洛克菲勒庄园的东边，日夜均可展览藏品，并且一排排菩提树引向了园内的阿弗洛狄忒神庙（希腊神话奥林匹斯主神之一，爱与美神）。 http://photography.nationalgeogr ... ykuit-cook-jenshel/

雪中林景 APRIL 16, 2013 Trees in Snow Photograph by John Lucic, My Shot The wind was blowing at 90 kilometers (56 miles) an hour. Snow was traveling horizontally and hitting the trees face on. It left a nice imprint on them. 大风以每小时90千米的速度袭来，其中携带的雪迎面扑来，印在了树干上，使整个世界银装素裹。 http://photography.nationalgeogr ... /trees-snow-forest/

澳大利亚的蝠鲼鱼与潜水员 APRIL 15, 2013 Manta Ray and Snorkeler, Australia Photograph by Violeta Jahnel, My Shot A snorkeler appreciates the beauty of a giant manta ray in Ningaloo Reef, off Australia’s west coast. 澳大利亚远西海岸的宁格鲁礁海域，潜水员正在欣赏展翼的巨型蝠鲼。 http://photography.nationalgeogr ... anta-ray-snorkeler/

布拉格（前捷克斯洛伐克首都）,天鹅 APRIL 14, 2013 Swans, Prague Photograph by Jaromir Chalabala, My Shot Swans on the Vltava River in Prague 在布拉格的伏尔塔瓦河畔优雅的天鹅 http://photography.nationalgeogr ... swans-vltava-river/

瑞典的冬天 APRIL 13, 2013 Winter, Sweden Photograph by Pierric Descamps, My Shot Shot taken on a winter morning in the Swedish countryside 照片拍摄于瑞典小乡村冬季的早上。 http://photography.nationalgeogr ... -day/pine-cone-ice/

阿富汗绵羊 APRIL 12, 2013 Sheep, Afghanistan Photograph by Matthieu Paley, National Geographic In this high, barren valley called Little Pamir, survival depends on livestock. Red-robed Kyrgyz girls corral sheep for milking, while dung dries atop the walls for use as fuel. The sheep, along with goats, yaks, and camels, provide milk, meat, and wool and even serve as currency: One lamb buys 110 pounds of flour. 在贫瘠的帕米尔高原，人们以畜牧业为生。图中，着红色长袍的柯尔克孜族姑娘在羊圈里挤奶，同时把羊群的粪便搁在墙上风干后作家庭燃料。这里的绵羊、山羊、牦牛以及骆驼均可为人们提供鲜奶、肉类、毛料，甚至可作为流通货币：一只小羊羔就可以买到110镑（约50公斤）的面粉。 http://photography.nationalgeogr ... kyrgyz-sheep-paley/

新西兰，点缀着奶白色星光的诱人夜空 APRIL 11, 2013 Milky Way, New Zealand Photograph by Stefan Mutch, My Shot This was taken on the Otago Peninsula near Dunedin, New Zealand. I was hoping to capture some aurora activity. There was no aurora that night, but there was high humidity, so the light from the city was reflected over the entire sky, even though we were well away from the city. Instead of the usual gold or orange glow, the sky took on a red hue that was clearly visible to the naked eye. 新西兰奥塔戈半岛达尼丁市，我们当时在郊区，希望可以抓到极光的一些动静，可惜晚上没有极光，但空气里的湿度很高，城市的灯光都投射到夜空上了，可以用眼睛清晰地看到铺满头顶的酒红色光芒。  http://photography.nationalgeogr ... ky-way-new-zealand/

明尼苏达州（美国中北部洲)，猫头鹰与小老鼠 April 10, 2013 Owl and Mouse, Minnesota Photograph by Tom Samuelson, My Shot Great gray owls come south from Canada into Minnesota during the winter to find food. This owl was on the north shore of Lake Superior, just south of Two Harbors, Minnesota. We happened to find him as the sun was setting, and in the evening light, we were able to be in a position to see an owl that was hunting when a mouse came out, and the owl was quick to pounce and pick up an evening meal. 寒冷的冬季，一只 乌林鸮 从加拿大飞入明尼苏达州觅食。这里是明尼苏达州图哈伯斯港口，位于苏比利尔湖北岸。日落时，我们共同见证，一只猫头鹰迅速地猛扑下来，抓住了它的今夜的晚餐。 http://photography.nationalgeogr ... day/gray-owl-mouse/

墨西哥超现实主义花园Las Pozas April 9, 2013 Las Pozas, Mexico Photograph by Diane Cook and Len Jenshel, National Geographic When a freak freeze killed the orchid collection on his Mexican estate, English eccentric Edward James created Las Pozas, a garden with surreal follies like the concrete Bamboo Palace—durable and immune to the vagaries of weather. 英国超现实主义建筑家，爱德华·詹姆士，在墨西哥建造了一个超现实主义的花园建筑，像混泥土制作的竹宫那样，经久耐用，可免于风云突变。但当反常的冰霜来临时，园中的珍贵的兰花也是会冻死的。 http://photography.nationalgeogr ... pozas-cook-jenshel/

杜鹃花与蝴蝶 April 8, 2013 Butterfly and Rhododendron Photograph by Julia Baverstock, My Shot This beautiful rare butterfly was on a rhododendron bush in my grandfather's garden, Dartmoor, Devon.  英格兰德文郡达特姆尔高原，一只美丽稀有的蝴蝶栖息在我祖父花园里的杜鹃花上。 http://photography.nationalgeogr ... erfly-rhododendron/

坦桑尼亚（东非国家),大象 April 7, 2013 Elephants, Tanzania Photograph by Amanda Schmidt, Your Shot After spending two weeks building a windmill in Tanzania, I get a chance to sit back and enjoy the scenery. This big guy seems just as interested in me as I am in him. 坦桑尼亚，我在建了两周的风车后，终于得到一个机会，坐在屋后面欣赏优美的风景。而这个大家伙好像和我一样，对彼此都很感兴趣。 http://photography.nationalgeogr ... tanzania-landscape/

芝加哥千禧公园 April 6, 2013 Millennium Park, Chicago Photograph by Ulises Rivero, Your Shot Kids playing or "praying" under the water towers in the Millennium Park in Chicago 孩子们在水塔下面戏水或者作出“祈祷”状。 http://photography.nationalgeogr ... in-millennium-park/