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

A Sun Dog is a ring of light that is sometimes visible around the sun . This happens because light is refracted through ice crystals in the atmosphere. We look for them throughout the winter months in Denali National Park.

Photo: National Park Service

The cutest story you will read all week. A great story from our friends at Yosemite National Park. And we are happy to report that the sticks will soon be returned to their home.

Photo: National Park Service

Congratulations to Death Valley National Park on their certification as the largest International Dark Sky Park. Judging by this photo, it is well deserved!

Photo: Tyler Nordgren