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? Pic du jour Photo: Stewart Verdery Reader Stewart Verdery — who's sent us some brilliant parting shots over the years — tells us: "I actually think this was the coolest photo of 2025." "On a transatlantic flight in September into Dulles, I ... happened to look over and see the sunset from 35,000 feet over the Atlantic. Looks like the sun is sitting on top of the clouds."

? Parting shot! Photo: Bob Russell Reader Bob Russell captured this photo of Colorado's iconic Maroon Bells — the bell-shaped, wine-colored peaks — while camping near Aspen in July.

? Pic to go! Photo: Mike Walker The sun rises over the Grand Canyon after a snowstorm in this photo captured by reader Mike Walker of Cornville, Maine, in January 2023. This trip was part of Mike's quest with his wife, Jean, to visit every national park in the continental U.S.