Mount Rainier. No description required.

Photo: John Chao

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park proves that the eastern part of the country has some pretty spectacular mountains to visit.

Photo: Dan Sherman

Happy National Trails Day! We hope you are getting out and enjoying America’s great outdoors today. And if you’re lucky, you might be able to enjoy a view as beautiful as Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park.

Photo: Gabriela Cardenas

It’s not every day you get a close up look at a black bear and it’s meal. This excellent photo was taken by Bert Van Mackelenberg in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

At storms end. A double rainbow breaks through the clouds at the end of a thunderstorm filled with #lightning at Badlands National Park in South Dakota.

Photo: Joan Wallner

This view is waiting for you in Arches National Park every night. What are you waiting for?

Photo: Jacob W. Frank

Grand View Point in Canyonlands National Park at night — in honor of International Dark Sky Week. Did you know that Canyonlands has world-class star gazing? Our remote location limits light pollution and provides an unimpeded view of the universe.

Photo: National Park Service

Rush hour traffic takes on a whole new meaning at Yellowstone National Park.

Photo: National Park Service

A sure sign of spring. The snow is melting on the sand dunes at the Great Sand Dunes National Park.

Photo: Patrick Myers, NPS

Following a very dry January and February, the March snow survey results for Yosemite show snowpack at about 70% of average (with some new snow falling right now!) To get an idea of what 70% of average means, here’s a view from Mount Hoffmann taken last week by the Tuolumne Meadows winter rangers along with a great photo of Half Dome.

Photo: National Park Service