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Bridalveil Fall tumbles 620 feet from a "hanging valley" in Yosemite National Park, California. The "hanging valley" was formed during the Ice Age when glaciers ground off the end of Bridalveil Creek's V-shaped valley. Our family visited Yosemite in the summers of 2009 and 2010.
Mike Weimer of St. Charles
I took this picture of a dahlia last month in the beautiful gardens at Hellbrunn Palace in Salzburg, Austria where The Sound of Music was filmed.
Tami Bone of Geneva
I captured this photo as the sun was setting over the Fox River. The crack of the fly behind the fisherman is my favorite element.
Marissa Furneaux of Oswego
The dog fishing with me is it on lake Namakagon, Cable Wisconsin in October.
Bob Reuter of Medinah
Mr. Squirrel was having breakfast in my garden this warm November 24 day. We grew pumpkins for the very first time and decided to share them with the wildlife.
Kathy Kolvitz of Addison
An evening in Yosemite National Park, Calif. in October. An eight-second exposure was used to highlight all the stars in the sky and show a light fog developing in the valley. The moon was able to cast some shadows on the sides of the mountains and provide additional lighting to the photograph.
Mike Stone of Round Lake Beach
This beautiful little sparrow sits in the bushes in Libertyville patiently waiting it's turn at the bird feeder on Nov. 26.
Jim Huskey of Libertyville
Leaves fall on a gorgeous fall day in Marquette, Mich. on September 30.
Stephanie Lopez of Hawthorn Woods
A red panda peaks his head out of his den for a few seconds last week at the Lincoln Park Zoo.
Fred Share of Arlington Heights
New York Ranger goalie Henrik Lundquist makes a skate save as his teammates keep Blackhawks Patrick Kane from getting to it at the game in the United Center on November 15.
John Wysocki of Mount Prospect
A little squirrel named Billy sits at the front door of a Palatine home on Thanksgiving looking for some peanuts.
Cheryl Valenti of Palatine
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