The dog days of August are upon us, and the heat waves sweeping the country have Americans looking for relief wherever they can find it. Here are nine national parks where you can cool off while soaking in the sights and sounds of nature this summer... Glacier: The glaciers that give this Montana park its … Continue reading Chill Out This Summer at These Cool National Parks
You don’t have to be a childhood reader of Marguerite Henry’s classic Misty of Chincoteague to be fascinated with the wild horses of Assateague Island National Seashore. In fact, these may be some of America’s most famous horses outside of the Triple Crown — an embodiment of untamed freedom galloping down the beaches of coastal Virginia … Continue reading Assateague Island: Beyond the Ponies
americasgreatoutdoors: The Carpenter 1 #wildfire in the distance over Red Rock National Conservation Area in Nevada.Photo courtesy of Adam Loehnert
americasgreatoutdoors: Beautiful photo of the Moon over the Turret Arch in Arches National Park last night.Photo: National Park Service
americasgreatoutdoors: There is also shortage of beautiful sunset photos from America’s public lands. Here is a stunner from Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Photo: Nathan Mann
americasgreatoutdoors: A beautiful sunrise Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park last October. Complete with a #rainbow over the canyon.
I climbed Mt Katahdin (end/beginning of the Appalachian Trail) for National Get Outdoors Day. What did you do?
A “dark hollows” version of Otter Cliffs, Acadia National Park by David Patterson.
Great photo of elephants in Masai Mara, Kenya. I miss my days of living in Africa….
Atop the oldest lighthouse in the Caribbean on Culebrita Island US Wildlife Refuge.
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