A black bear takes a nap in Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

Photo: Charlie Choc 

Just another stunning day at Denali National Park and Preserve. We’re not sure it’s possible to take a bad photo up there!

Photo: National Park Service 

This is the Birch Creek area along the National Landscape Conservation System’s Nez Perce National Historic Trail. Congress established the Nez Perce National Historic Trail in 1986. The trail stretches from Wallowa Lake, Oregon and across Idaho to the Bear Paw National Historic Trail in Chinook, Montana.

Photo: James Neeley

What is Bryce Canyon? Attempts at description lead to paradoxes. Cave without a ceiling? Forest of stone? Even canyon is misleading since Bryce is carved by freeze-thaw cycles, not a river. Yet, “world’s largest pothole” is neither adequate nor flattering. You’ll be enticed to visit Bryce in person. Once here, maybe you’ll agree with those who simply say, “Bryce is the Bryce!”

To learn more about visiting Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, click here. 

Photo: Greg Clure - National Park Service