Nature: Big Sur, California
We leave you this Sunday morning among nature's riches along the coast of Big Sur, Calif. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.
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Nature: Billfish in Mexico
We leave you this Sunday morning swimming with billfish in waters off Quintana Roo in Mexico. Videographer: Mauricio Handler.
Nature: Bison in Utah
We leave you this Sunday morning with Bison still enjoying the snow at Utah's Antelope Island. Videographer: Lee McEachern.
Nature: Cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C.
We leave you this first Sunday of spring in our nation's capital, where the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Videographer: Victor Ulloa.
Nature: Galápagos Tortoises
We leave you this Sunday with giant tortoises on Santa Cruz Island, in Ecuador's Galápagos National Park. Videographer: Alan Golds.
Nature: Yosemite's "firefall"
We leave you this Sunday at California's Yosemite National Park (closed by snow this year), where last year's "firefall" – when the falls are lit by the setting sun – was one for the ages. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.
Nature: Elk in Idaho
We leave you this Sunday morning with elk on the rugged hillside above the Salmon River, not far from Riggins, Idaho. Videographer: Hank Heusinkveld.
Nature: Swans in New York
We leave you this Sunday morning with migrating tundra swans in western New York state. Videographer: Carl Mrozek.
Nature: Devil's Tower
We leave you this Sunday morning at Devil's Tower in Wyoming, our first National Monument, so designated by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: Grand Canyon National Park
We leave you this Sunday morning not far from tonight's Super Bowl, on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Videographer: Scot Miller.
Nature: Monarch butterflies in California
We leave you this Sunday morning among Monarch butterflies in Pacific Grove, California. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.
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