Americans celebrate the 75th anniversary of Shenandoah National Park, just 75 miles from Washington, DC, but worlds away in spirit.
Image of the Day Land
The park stretches through the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.
Image of the Day Land Life
The park encompasses about 37,000 hectares of the Sonora Desert.
Acquired October 22, 2008, this true-color image of Sequoia National Park shows a network of varied ecosystem, including conifer forests, river valleys, alpine vegetation, and bare rocks.