America's Great Outdoors

May 23

Swans taking flight at sunset over Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. Photo: Ginny Gillam

Swans taking flight at sunset over Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina.

Photo: Ginny Gillam

May 22

A beautiful sunrise Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park last October. Complete with a #rainbow over the canyon.

A beautiful sunrise Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park last October. Complete with a #rainbow over the canyon.

May 21

The Moon rising over the valley in Yosemite National Park. Photo: Manish Mamtani 

The Moon rising over the valley in Yosemite National Park.

Photo: Manish Mamtani 

May 20

A gorgeous view down river from above the Grotto in Zion National Park. Photo: Tom Morris

A gorgeous view down river from above the Grotto in Zion National Park.

Photo: Tom Morris

May 17

The Milky Way rises over Long’s Peak (14,259 feet) as seen from 9,600 feet up Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo: Pat Gaines

The Milky Way rises over Long’s Peak (14,259 feet) as seen from 9,600 feet up Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Photo: Pat Gaines

May 16

There are some sights that are just too beautiful for words. Like the view from Glacier Point overlooking Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.Photo: Kevin Perez (submitted to the www.sharetheexperience.org photo contest)

There are some sights that are just too beautiful for words. Like the view from Glacier Point overlooking Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.

Photo: Kevin Perez (submitted to the www.sharetheexperience.org photo contest)

May 15

File this under things you won’t see every day. Rick Kimble, a photographer and frequent visitor to San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge, caught a red fox and a gray fox vying for dominance. “I heard these two before I saw them. They were so distracted I got right up on them. When they heard the shutter they were off in a flash. I doubt I’ll ever get another chance like that.”

File this under things you won’t see every day. Rick Kimble, a photographer and frequent visitor to San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge, caught a red fox and a gray fox vying for dominance. “I heard these two before I saw them. They were so distracted I got right up on them. When they heard the shutter they were off in a flash. I doubt I’ll ever get another chance like that.”

May 14

Another amazing sight in America’s great outdoors. A #rainbow in the distance over Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo: VIP Schonlau

Another amazing sight in America’s great outdoors. A #rainbow in the distance over Rocky Mountain National Park.

Photo: VIP Schonlau

May 13

A foggy and misty spring morning begins in Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.  Photo: Sharon Canter

A foggy and misty spring morning begins in Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.  

Photo: Sharon Canter

May 12

Happy Mother’s Day everyone! We can’t think of a better photo to share today than this grizzly and her cub spending time together in Katmai National Park in Alaska.Photo: Andrew Sentipal

Happy Mother’s Day everyone! We can’t think of a better photo to share today than this grizzly and her cub spending time together in Katmai National Park in Alaska.

Photo: Andrew Sentipal