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19 September 2025

Scenes along the Sperry Lake Trail and Sperry Glacier Trail in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States, on September 7, 2025, show the hike, which climbs past Akaiyan Falls toward the Sperry Glacier basin. The trails feature dramatic alpine landscapes, cascading waterfalls, rocky switchbacks, and sweeping views of the surrounding high country. Lingering Canadian wildfire smoke during fire season reduces visibility across the mountain ranges, while remnants of the 2017 Sprague Fire remain visible in the forested valleys below. These trails, accessible from Sperry Chalet, highlight both the natural features and ongoing environmental challenges of the park's rugged backcountry.

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19 September 2025

Scenes along the Sperry Lake Trail and Sperry Glacier Trail in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States, on September 7, 2025, show the hike, which climbs past Akaiyan Falls toward the Sperry Glacier basin. The trails feature dramatic alpine landscapes, cascading waterfalls, rocky switchbacks, and sweeping views of the surrounding high country. Lingering Canadian wildfire smoke during fire season reduces visibility across the mountain ranges, while remnants of the 2017 Sprague Fire remain visible in the forested valleys below. These trails, accessible from Sperry Chalet, highlight both the natural features and ongoing environmental challenges of the park's rugged backcountry.

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19 September 2025

Scenes along the Sperry Lake Trail and Sperry Glacier Trail in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States, on September 7, 2025, show the hike, which climbs past Akaiyan Falls toward the Sperry Glacier basin. The trails feature dramatic alpine landscapes, cascading waterfalls, rocky switchbacks, and sweeping views of the surrounding high country. Lingering Canadian wildfire smoke during fire season reduces visibility across the mountain ranges, while remnants of the 2017 Sprague Fire remain visible in the forested valleys below. These trails, accessible from Sperry Chalet, highlight both the natural features and ongoing environmental challenges of the park's rugged backcountry.

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#12771263

19 September 2025

Scenes along the Sperry Lake Trail and Sperry Glacier Trail in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States, on September 7, 2025, show the hike, which climbs past Akaiyan Falls toward the Sperry Glacier basin. The trails feature dramatic alpine landscapes, cascading waterfalls, rocky switchbacks, and sweeping views of the surrounding high country. Lingering Canadian wildfire smoke during fire season reduces visibility across the mountain ranges, while remnants of the 2017 Sprague Fire remain visible in the forested valleys below. These trails, accessible from Sperry Chalet, highlight both the natural features and ongoing environmental challenges of the park's rugged backcountry.

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19 September 2025

Scenes along the Sperry Lake Trail and Sperry Glacier Trail in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States, on September 7, 2025, show the hike, which climbs past Akaiyan Falls toward the Sperry Glacier basin. The trails feature dramatic alpine landscapes, cascading waterfalls, rocky switchbacks, and sweeping views of the surrounding high country. Lingering Canadian wildfire smoke during fire season reduces visibility across the mountain ranges, while remnants of the 2017 Sprague Fire remain visible in the forested valleys below. These trails, accessible from Sperry Chalet, highlight both the natural features and ongoing environmental challenges of the park's rugged backcountry.

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19 September 2025

Scenes along the Sperry Lake Trail and Sperry Glacier Trail in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States, on September 7, 2025, show the hike, which climbs past Akaiyan Falls toward the Sperry Glacier basin. The trails feature dramatic alpine landscapes, cascading waterfalls, rocky switchbacks, and sweeping views of the surrounding high country. Lingering Canadian wildfire smoke during fire season reduces visibility across the mountain ranges, while remnants of the 2017 Sprague Fire remain visible in the forested valleys below. These trails, accessible from Sperry Chalet, highlight both the natural features and ongoing environmental challenges of the park's rugged backcountry.

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19 September 2025

Scenes along the Sperry Lake Trail and Sperry Glacier Trail in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States, on September 7, 2025, show the hike, which climbs past Akaiyan Falls toward the Sperry Glacier basin. The trails feature dramatic alpine landscapes, cascading waterfalls, rocky switchbacks, and sweeping views of the surrounding high country. Lingering Canadian wildfire smoke during fire season reduces visibility across the mountain ranges, while remnants of the 2017 Sprague Fire remain visible in the forested valleys below. These trails, accessible from Sperry Chalet, highlight both the natural features and ongoing environmental challenges of the park's rugged backcountry.

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19 September 2025

Scenes along the Sperry Lake Trail and Sperry Glacier Trail in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States, on September 7, 2025, show the hike, which climbs past Akaiyan Falls toward the Sperry Glacier basin. The trails feature dramatic alpine landscapes, cascading waterfalls, rocky switchbacks, and sweeping views of the surrounding high country. Lingering Canadian wildfire smoke during fire season reduces visibility across the mountain ranges, while remnants of the 2017 Sprague Fire remain visible in the forested valleys below. These trails, accessible from Sperry Chalet, highlight both the natural features and ongoing environmental challenges of the park's rugged backcountry.

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#12708178

2 September 2025

The view from Oberammergau shows the Kofel mountain, a 1,342-metre-high peak in the Ammergau Alps, located about one kilometre from the centre of Oberammergau in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Germany, on August 24, 2025. Traditional houses with Luftlmalerei murals stand in the foreground.

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#12708179

2 September 2025

The view from Oberammergau shows the Kofel mountain, a 1,342-metre-high peak in the Ammergau Alps, located about one kilometre from the centre of Oberammergau in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Germany, on August 24, 2025. Traditional houses with Luftlmalerei murals stand in the foreground.

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2 September 2025

The view from Oberammergau shows the Kofel mountain, a 1,342-metre-high peak in the Ammergau Alps, located about one kilometre from the centre of Oberammergau in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Germany, on August 24, 2025. Traditional houses with Luftlmalerei murals stand in the foreground.

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#12707725

2 September 2025

The Ehrwalder Sonnenspitze and the surrounding mountain landscape are visible in the Tyrolean Alps at the Ehrwalder Basin near Lermoos, Tyrol, Austria, on August 15, 2025. The rugged limestone peaks rise above alpine meadows, forests, and villages in the valley.

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#12707726

2 September 2025

The Ehrwalder Sonnenspitze and the surrounding mountain landscape are visible in the Tyrolean Alps at the Ehrwalder Basin near Lermoos, Tyrol, Austria, on August 15, 2025. The rugged limestone peaks rise above alpine meadows, forests, and villages in the valley.

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2 September 2025

The Ehrwalder Sonnenspitze and the surrounding mountain landscape are visible in the Tyrolean Alps at the Ehrwalder Basin near Lermoos, Tyrol, Austria, on August 15, 2025. The rugged limestone peaks rise above alpine meadows, forests, and villages in the valley.

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#12643300

14 August 2025

People sit by the shore during the early evening at Lake Alpsee with the Alps in the background in Schwangau, East Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, on August 10, 2025.

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14 August 2025

People sit by the shore during the early evening at Lake Alpsee in Schwangau, East Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, on August 10, 2025.

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