This mesmerizing expanse captures a small stretch of the 95-mile-long Ivishak River in northern Alaska. The Ivishak flows in the Philip Smith Mountains and the foothills of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The entire run of the river is in a region called the North Slope Borough, Alaska"s northernmost borough (Alaska is divided into boroughs, not counties). Look at the magnificent colors and textures this photo captures—it"s a view that"s preserved and protected by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
A river on the tundra
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Goats don t grow on trees
-
Lavender fields in Plateau de Valensole, France
-
Enter the magical world of Livraria Lello
-
A national icon
-
Astronomy Day
-
Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
-
This grizzly has Napping Day down
-
America s Playground by Derrick Adams
-
Find a Rainbow Day
-
A timeless view of the night sky
-
Big Bend National Parks birthday
-
Fall colors below Mount Sneffels near Ridgway, Colorado
-
Nature Photography Day
-
Mute swans
-
How lovely are your branches
-
Commemorating peace in Antarctica
-
High seas commerce
-
Pretty, pretty…butterfly?
-
Río Negro, Amazon basin, Brazil
-
Holidays in the Venetian Lagoon
-
Caribou on the move
-
World Octopus Day
-
It s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
-
Manatees rebound
-
A house of grand scale(s)
-
Whooper swans in Lake Kussharo, Japan
-
Ring of fire
-
World Environment Day
-
Hello, harbinger of spring
-
Mid-Autumn Festival
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

