America's Great Outdoors
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

Good morning from Canyonlands National Park.Photo: Manish Mamtani

Good morning from Canyonlands National Park.

Photo: Manish Mamtani

One of the most stunning photos we have ever seen of Old Faithful at #sunrise in Yellowstone National Park.  Photo: Tracy Ferguson

One of the most stunning photos we have ever seen of Old Faithful at #sunrise in Yellowstone National Park.  

Photo: Tracy Ferguson

A pair of kayaks take in a beautiful sunrise over Lake Superior as they wait for their paddlers in Isle Royale National Park in Michigan.Photo: Adam Jewell

A pair of kayaks take in a beautiful sunrise over Lake Superior as they wait for their paddlers in Isle Royale National Park in Michigan.

Photo: Adam Jewell

Happy Earth Day from one of the most beautiful places in the world. Sunrise over Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.Photo: Greg Chancey

Happy Earth Day from one of the most beautiful places in the world. Sunrise over Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.

Photo: Greg Chancey

Pastel Sunrise Overlook of Upper Beaver Meadows, Rocky Mountain National Park, Dec. 25, 2012 Photo: VIP Hahn

Pastel Sunrise Overlook of Upper Beaver Meadows, Rocky Mountain National Park, Dec. 25, 2012 

Photo: VIP Hahn

The final sunrise from Zion National Park in 2012.Photo: National Park Service 

The final sunrise from Zion National Park in 2012.

Photo: National Park Service 

This is the perfect time of year to catch a sunrise at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia wouldn’t you agree? Photo: National Park Service

This is the perfect time of year to catch a sunrise at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia wouldn’t you agree? 

Photo: National Park Service

Just another stunning sunrise from Cuyahoga Valley National Park.Photo: Yuanshuai Si 

Just another stunning sunrise from Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Photo: Yuanshuai Si 

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia includes more than 14,000 acres of beach, dunes, marsh, and maritime forest. Within a workday’s access to millions of people, Chincoteague Refuge is one of the most visited refuges in the United States, providing visitors with outstanding opportunities to learn about and enjoy wildlands and wildlife.Photo: USFWS 

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia includes more than 14,000 acres of beach, dunes, marsh, and maritime forest. Within a workday’s access to millions of people, Chincoteague Refuge is one of the most visited refuges in the United States, providing visitors with outstanding opportunities to learn about and enjoy wildlands and wildlife.

Photo: USFWS