Maritime forest in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia, United States Jun 17, 2025

Maritime forest in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia, United States

Before you hit the beach, you"ll hear it—the rustle of leaves in salty air, the creak of twisted trunks, the hush of an old world. Welcome to the maritime forest of Cumberland Island National Seashore on the southernmost stretch of Georgia"s Atlantic coast. Salt spray, sandy soil, hurricanes? The trees here stand their ground. Live oaks bend but don"t break. Saw palmettos crowd the ground like leafy bodyguards, while Spanish moss hangs from branches like nature"s fringe. This maritime forest is one of the best remaining examples of this rare habitat in the United States. Thanks to its national seashore status, the island has been spared from the concrete creep seen on other coastlines.

© Chris Moore/TANDEM Stills + Motion

palette

Today in History

Jun 17, 2024Green-crowned brilliant

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct 24, 2025RMS Queen Mary, California
Sep 24, 2024Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
Apr 3, 2024Rainbow across the Kakshaal Too mountains, Kyrgyzstan
Nov 23, 2023Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Jul 30, 2025Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Sep 10, 2025Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England
Jun 1, 2025Barrier reef off Grande Terre, New Caledonia, France
Oct 9, 2023Fremont petroglyphs, Dinosaur National Monument, Utah, USA
Oct 15, 2023European hedgehog
Mar 14, 2025Dolmen of Sorginetxe, Spain
Jan 16, 2024Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Jan 10, 2025Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
Feb 7, 2024St. James Tidal Pool, Cape Town, South Africa
Dec 13, 2024St. Stephens Basilica, Budapest, Hungary
Nov 4, 2025Tower Bridge, London, England
Sep 8, 2024Abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou
Oct 3, 2024Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nov 17, 2023Copper Falls State Park, Wisconsin, USA
Apr 3, 2025Saguaro National Park, Arizona, United State
Dec 15, 2024Lake Misurina, Dolomites, Italy
Aug 24, 2025European fallow deer, England
Aug 23, 2025Greater flamingos, Camargue Regional Nature Park, France
Oct 19, 2025Apples ready for harvest, Minnesota, United States
Dec 31, 2023Phra Nakhon Khiri, Thailand
Apr 25, 2024Adélie penguins, Antarctica
Apr 13, 2025Wat Tang Sai Temple, Thailand
Dec 15, 2025Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam
Oct 28, 2025The Gothic Gate in the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, Czechia
Aug 22, 2025Rolling hills of the Palouse, Washington, United States
Dec 1, 2023Jasper National Park, Canada