At 13.2 million acres which is bigger than the country of Switzerland, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve stretches from one of the tallest peaks in North America, Mount St. Elias (18,008) to the ocean. Yet within this wild landscape, people have been living off the land for centuries and still do today. The park is a rugged yet inviting place to experience your own adventure.

Photo: National Park Service

Our friends at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are currently running a fan favorite photo contest on their Facebook page. This photo of Aster Lake by Scott Toste is one of the favorites. To vote, click here.

Monitor Butte sails through frosty clouds and over an icy sandstone sea at sunset, just beyond the Canyonlands National Park boundary.

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Sometimes the perfect combination of clouds, wind and sun create some amazing evening clouds over Glacier National Park. These were short lived on Saturday evening. Pretty cool though right?

Photo: National Park Service 

We know we recently posted a photo from Glacier National Park a couple of weeks ago, but this photo is too amazing not to post. Is there a more stunning view than this one? If there is, we’d love to see it.

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Stretching eight miles along Delaware Bay and covering 16,251 acres, Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge provides habitat for wildlife. Four-fifths of the refuge is tidal salt marsh with a mix of cordgrass meadows, mud flats, tidal pools, rivers, creeks, and tidal streams. The upland area includes forests, freshwater impoundments, brushy and timbered swamps, and fields of herbaceous plants.

This diversity of habitats is reflected in the diversity of animal life. The refuge is managed for large numbers of waterfowl arriving in the fall, for migrating songbirds and shorebirds in the spring, and provides habitat for tall wading birds in the summer.  Deer, red foxes, and beavers are found on the refuge, as well as many species of turtles, insects, non-poisonous snakes, frogs, and salamanders.

The refuge offers visitors a 12-mile auto tour, five walking trails (two that are accessible to people with disabilities), three observation towers, wildlife photography, hunting opportunities, a variety of nature and educational programs, and interpretative displays.

Photo: Tim Williams - USFWS