Photo of the Day

A view of the Salmon River in Idaho
November 21, 2011

Salmon River, Idaho

This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos

Middle Fork of the Salmon River
Salmon-Challis National Forest, Idaho
104 miles protected since 1968

See more pictures from the November 2011 feature story, "Boundless: America’s Wild and Scenic Rivers."


See more pictures of freshwater landscapes »
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Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic

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