In today"s image, the sun encroaches on the Roaches, a rocky ridge in the Peak District, northern England. Its strange name comes from the French "les roches," which means "the rocks." Rising to a height of over 1,600 feet, the ridge is a popular destination for climbers and hikers in the Peak District National Park. It offers stunning views over the moorland and, if you"re lucky, you may spot a wallaby! A number of these Australian marsupials escaped from a nearby private zoo in the 1930s, and there are still recorded sightings of the descendants of the original wallabies.
The Roaches ridge in the Peak District, England
Today in History
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Sequoia National Parks 134th anniversary
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National Audubon Society s Christmas Bird Count
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Festival of British Archaeology
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Darwin Day
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The party’s just starting
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Miravet, Catalonia, Spain
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It’s surströmming time
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Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
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Time for brass bands and beer
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Happy Mother s Day!
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A star is borne by seaweed
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Hidden beauty in Thailand
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Northern gannets, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Glacier cave in Iceland
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The cycle begins anew
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Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, China
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Splashes of color for Watercolor Month
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A leafy seadragon in the waters off Wool Bay, Australia
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Asteroid Day
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Pacific Rim Whale Festival
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A Eurasian lynx in Siberia
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Waimea Canyon and Waipoo Falls, Kauai, Hawaii
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A day of service for Dr. King
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Falling for Rioja
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There’s treasure in them thar hills
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