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A white-tailed deer in Rockwood, Michigan

 

The sweet face peering through the long grass belongs to a white-tailed deer, the ‘most widely distributed ungulate in the Americas.’ While it’s also prevalent throughout other parts of the world where it’s been introduced, the species is found in especially large numbers in the United States. This doe is part of the big population of white-tailed deer in Michigan—she’s seen here in Michigan’s Lake Erie Metropark. Lots of them also amble and leap through Minnesota, New Jersey, and Iowa, but for sheer numbers Texas wins out: It’s estimated more than four million white-tailed deer make their home there, more than anywhere else in the US or Canada.

 
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Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

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Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge in Rhode Island

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As we gaze from the rocky shores of Narragansett Bay toward Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge, which connects Jamestown to Newport, we’re just a clambake short of all things New England in one shot. There are longer suspension bridges in the world, but the Newport Bridge (as it's commonly known) is the longest in the region. It connects the islands Aquidneck and Conanicut here in the Ocean State. As viewed from the scenic Taylor Point coastline in our image, much of the two-mile span is visible. Even from as far away as Aquinnah, Massachusetts (on Martha’s Vineyard), on a clear day you may be able to see the Newport Bridge’s 400-foot towers in the distance.

 
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Beneath the engines of a Soyuz-FG rocket in Samara, Russia

(© GA161076 / iStock / Getty Images Plus)

 

Calling the Soyuz-FG a launch vehicle, while technically accurate, seems a little understated. Since 2001, this Russian line of powerful booster rockets has propelled payloads of cargo and astronauts into space more than 60 times. In 2011, the Soyuz F-G began transporting NASA astronauts to the International Space Station after their previous ride, the space shuttle, was retired. Want to get a close look at one of these workhorses? Visit the Cosmic Samara aerospace museum—an entire Soyuz-FG rocket hangs on display at the entrance, where folks (like our photographer) can get directly underneath the array of massive engines.

 
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Swiss Alps, Switzerland

(© Yannik Waeber / Eyeem / Getty Images)
 
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Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Nevada

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Just a half-hour drive from downtown Las Vegas will take you into Red Rock Canyon National Conservation area. Not to be confused with Red Rocks Amphitheater, a popular outdoor concert venue in Colorado, this desert landscape in Nevada doesn’t specialize in that kind of rock. But you will find some climbing areas with rock and roll names, like Necromancer and Solar Slab. You'll also find the area full of sandstone peaks, ancient petroglyphs, and maybe even a desert bighorn sheep or two. Nevada's state reptile is protected within this conservation area as well: Desert tortoises are intrepid creatures that escape the day's heat by digging burrows deep underground. They spend most of their lives in these burrows, but once in a while they'll emerge so we can get a glimpse.

 
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Shikotsu-Tōya National Park, Hokkaido, Japan

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Japan's second-largest island is the least densely populated place in the country—some 5 million people call Hokkaido home. And while 5 million is a big number, most of the island's population is concentrated in its big cities, including the largest, Sapporo. Where things really get vast and uncrowded is within the island's spectacular national parks. Our image provides a sweeping view across Shikotsu-Tōya National Park, in western Hokkaido. Here, the caldera lakes that inspired the park's name—Lake Shikotsu and Lake Tōya—reflect the green peaks of the active stratovolcanoes that surround them. All this geothermal activity also helps fuel population pockets, most notably in Noboribetsu, a hot springs resort inside the park.

 
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