Named after a one-armed Civil War veteran who explored the Colorado River from which the lake may be found, Lake Powell is the second largest manmade reservoir in the United States.

In a city of over 8 million people, it’s easy to feel lost, but it’s even easier to be blown away by its beauty.

Quickly coming to symbolize the end of US involvement the Vietnam War, no one has come quite close to photographer Slava Veda in capturing the euphoria experienced when seeing a loved one after an extended–and incredibly trying–absence. Taken in March 1973, this heartwarming photo features POW Robert Stirm reuniting with his family at Travis Air Force Base, California. Stirm had previously spent five years in captivity in North Vietnam.