"Cathedral Milky Way"

"The Milky Way appears over a bizarre geological formation (called Panaca formation) in Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada. This place was covered by a lake nearly a million years ago. The richly colored canyons are remnants of this ancient lakebed. Over centuries the lake began to gradually drain. Erosion on the exposed parts of sediment and gravel carved rivulets, splitting tiny cracks and fissures into larger and larger gullies and canyons."
Wally Pacholka, Astropics.com

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Mushroom-Hunting Photos Recall Gold Rush-Era Living

"Over 5,000 mushrooms grow naturally in North America, but only a small percentage are foraged for the food industry. Edible and sought-after varietals grow in abundance throughout Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. In the forests of Central Oregon where Johnson photographed, hunters harvest morels and bolete mushrooms in the spring, and matsutakes and chanterelles in the summer. It is a lucrative line of work for some."
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The Horses of Ibisholl, Iceland

January 20, 2013
Horses, Iceland

Photograph by Tina Thuell, Your Shot  

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures  

"Icelandic horses gathered on top of this hill within their paddock beneath this stunning cloud formation. The combination seemed positively heavenly. This photo was taken at the breeding farm in northern Iceland called Ibisholl."

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Epic photographic odyssey that documented Native Americans

"An early 1900s a photographer called Edward Curtis had a big idea: to capture on film the last remaining American-Indian tribes before they disappeared completely.

Backed by President Theodore Roosevelt and funded by financier JP Morgan, the charismatic Curtis spent the next three decades circumnavigating the United States documenting the customs of more than 80 tribes.

Ultimately Curtis took more than 40,000 photographs, preserved 10,000 audio recordings and is credited with making the world's first documentary film.

In his book Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis, author Timothy Egan follows the pioneering photographer's journey.

He reveals how Curtis' obsession cost him his marriage and left him penniless. "

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18 Vintage Photos from Thanksgivings Past

"It’s Thanksgiving time again (at least in America), meaning it’s time to stuff your face while remembering all those things you are appreciative of. And while you look back at all the things you’re thankful for, why not take a look back a little further at Thanksgivings of the past? You might be surprised how much things have stayed the same—and how much they’ve changed."
via mentalfloss.com