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The Winter Wonderland

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Kathleen Lake and Mount Worthington in Kluane National Park, Yukon World’s largest concentration of ice fields! The magnificent glacial scenery at Kluane National Park and Reserve, easily draws visitors irrespective of the temperature. This time of the year, the park remains popular for snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, dog sledding and ice fishing. With vast ice fields and a large concentration of glaciers, Kluane easily makes for a picturesque winter wonderland.

The Land Of Summiteers

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Hiking group in the Allgäu Alps near Oberstdorf, Bavaria, Germany Are you a summiteer? Here we have something for you! Winter sports fans will be shining with the name Oberstdorf.  Traditionally, the four hills tour starts in the Allgäu.  The 68th Four Hills Tournament was the first highlight of the 2019/2020 World Cup season and came to a sensational conclusion in third place with German ski jumper Karl Geiger.  The fact that Karl Geiger was born in Oberstdorf and starts as a ski jumper for SC Oberstdorf does not only make the eyes shine, but the whole face of the residents of the municipality of Oberstdorf. Oberstdorf is a market in the Bavarian district of Oberallgäu, which not only impresses with its alpine ski areas, but is also a popular destination for mountaineers.  The southernmost municipality in Germany - Oberstdorf - is located in the Oberstdorf basin in the Illertal, in the Allgäu Alps.  After the state capital Munich and Lenggries, O...

Little Hiding Wapusks (White Bears)

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Polar Bear Cubs Looking out of the Den, Wapusk National Park, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada "World Wildlife Day" tomorrow.  "Polar Bear Children Hiding in the Snow Cave", Manitoba, Canada Tomorrow, March 3, is "World Wildlife Day."  Enacted by the United Nations General Assembly to commemorate the Washington Treaty being adopted on March 3, 1973.  It is a day to raise awareness of various wildlife living in the natural environment ... This is  Wapusk   National Park in Manitoba, Canada.  "Wapusk" is an indigenous language that means "polar bears", and there are so many polar bears that it is called the "capital of polar bears."  They hunt on ice floes, but in recent years the effects of global warming have reduced ice floes and are threatening extinction. ( © Robert Harding / Alam)

Yosemite— The Winter Beauty

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"Stoneman Bridge over the Merced River" California, USA The valley of Yosemite National Park in California, USA has eight arch bridges built in the early 20th century.  The Stoneman Bridge on the Merced River is one of them… Stoneman Bridge is one of three bridges spanning the Merced River.  A spectacular view point overlooking the granite dome called "Half Dome", which can be said to be the symbol of Yosemite Park. (© Ron_Thomas / E + / Getty Image)

Life On The Lake— Llangorse Lake

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Welsh Crannog Centre at LLangorse Lake, Brecon Beacons.

Yuki Fest—Sounkyo Onsen

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"Sounkyo Ice Falls Festival", Kamikawa-cho, Hokkaido An ice waterfall festival has been held since January 23 in Sounkyo, Kamikawa-cho, Hokkaido.  This festival, which lasts until March 15, offers a variety of attractions, such as an iced bar where you can drink limited liquor, and Ainu folk dances in an illuminated ice town.

Pine Bough

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Fresh fallen snow on pine tree

Partnach Gorge

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Icicles in the Partnachklamm, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany

Polar Bears In Alaska

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Polar bear cubs playing in Kaktovik, Alaska

Sunlit Scree

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Sunlit volcanic ridges, Eyjafjallajökull Iceland.

Speed Flying Season

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Backcountry adventurer Alex Peterson speed riding on the south side of Mount Hood, Oregon.

Val Gardena— The Valley Of The Doll

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Sunset in Val Gardena in the Dolomite of South Tyrol, Italy.

Zugspitze

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Eibsee lake at the base of Zugspitze mountain, Bavaria, Germany. Germany's highest point. The Zugspitze: Germany's highest point.

"Mus Musculus" ⏤⏤ The Rat Year

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"Mus musculus", Hertfordshire, England. This is the Rat Year "Mus Musculus" according to the zodiac calendar that means this year is the child year. It  is said to be a thriving year .  This cute rat is a murmur that t he smallest rat in Japan.  It is distributed from northern Asia to Europe, including Japan.  As the name suggests, it is a quiet animal living on tall grasslands such as the pampas field.

Ramsau Hintersee Ice Skating

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Ice skaters on Hintersee, a lake in Ramsau, Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria, Germany.

Landwasser Viaduct

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Bernina Express on the Landwasser Viaduct, Graubünden, Switzerland. 

Sheep-Cote Clod

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Icelandic sheep   In western countries, most children believe in a friendly Santa Claus who arrives on Christmas Eve but there are Icelandic kids who anticipate the arrival of the Yule Lads. The 13 mischievous troll like characters who live somewhere up in the mountains. Sheep-Cote Clod is the first Yule lad who comes down the town to award the well behaving children with treat at the evening of December 12. One by one, the yule lads start to arrive in the town till December 24.  Beginning on the evening of December 11 Icelandic kids will happily put their shoes out on the window sill, hoping for a nice treat. But the kids with bad manners will wake up to a potato.     Icelandic kids have heard the story of the Yule Lads. That tale has been started to descend from the year 1932. "Yule Lad Peom" is written by Jóhannes úr Kötlum. Jóhannes illustrates Sheep-Cote Clod in the most enchanted way: The first of them was Sheep-Cote Clod. He came stiff...

Adélie Penguins

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Adélie penguins at Possession Island, Antarctica. (© Tui De Roy/Minden Pictures)