America's Great Outdoors
Rush hour traffic takes on a whole new meaning at Yellowstone National Park.Photo: National Park Service

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

Photo: National Park Service

Ever wonder what it would be like driving through Denali National Park with the Northern Lights dancing overhead? While this is no substitute for seeing it in person, we thought we’d share this stunning image taken this winter.Photo: National Park Service

Ever wonder what it would be like driving through Denali National Park with the Northern Lights dancing overhead? While this is no substitute for seeing it in person, we thought we’d share this stunning image taken this winter.

Photo: National Park Service

Bison frequent the area around Dragon’s Mouth Spring in Yellowstone to feed where it is too warm for the snow to accumulate.Photo: National Park Service

Bison frequent the area around Dragon’s Mouth Spring in Yellowstone to feed where it is too warm for the snow to accumulate.

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

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

A cool-blue snowstorm approaches the distant shadow of Balanced Rock, as viewed from the top of the Fiery Furnace fins yesterday evening in Arches National Park. We woke up to two (more!) inches of powder this morning.Photo: National Park Service

A cool-blue snowstorm approaches the distant shadow of Balanced Rock, as viewed from the top of the Fiery Furnace fins yesterday evening in Arches National Park. We woke up to two (more!) inches of powder this morning.

Photo: National Park Service

Yosemite National Park is just as beautiful in the winter as it is in warmer months.Photo: National Park Service

Yosemite National Park is just as beautiful in the winter as it is in warmer months.

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The distant mountains, as seen here from the Continental Divide, are the Absaroka Mountains which border the eastern side of Yellowstone National Park.Photo: National Park Service

The distant mountains, as seen here from the Continental Divide, are the Absaroka Mountains which border the eastern side of Yellowstone National Park.

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Canyonlands invites you to explore a wilderness of countless canyons and fantastically formed buttes carved by the Colorado River and its tributaries. Rivers divide the park into four districts: the Island in the Sky, the Needles, the Maze, and the rivers themselves. These areas share a primitive desert atmosphere, but each offers different opportunities for sightseeing and adventure.Photo: National Park Service 

Canyonlands invites you to explore a wilderness of countless canyons and fantastically formed buttes carved by the Colorado River and its tributaries. Rivers divide the park into four districts: the Island in the Sky, the Needles, the Maze, and the rivers themselves. These areas share a primitive desert atmosphere, but each offers different opportunities for sightseeing and adventure.

Photo: National Park Service 

How do bison survive the snowy Jackson Hole winters? Well, having a big head helps! Bison can use their heads as a snowplow in winter, swinging it from side to side to sweep aside the snow on the ground. Photo: National Park Service 

How do bison survive the snowy Jackson Hole winters? Well, having a big head helps! Bison can use their heads as a snowplow in winter, swinging it from side to side to sweep aside the snow on the ground. 

Photo: National Park Service