America's Great Outdoors
Winter is beautiful in Lake Clark National Park.
Photo: National Park Service

Winter is beautiful in Lake Clark National Park.

Photo: National Park Service

A beautiful sunrise on a fall morning at Great Falls Park. Located just 15 miles outside of Washington, D.C., the park is best known for its series of falls that are created as the Potomac River flows over steep, jagged rocks and through a narrow...
A beautiful sunrise on a fall morning at Great Falls Park. Located just 15 miles outside of Washington, D.C., the park is best known for its series of falls that are created as the Potomac River flows over steep, jagged rocks and through a narrow gorge.
Photo by Michael Leung (www.sharetheexperience.org).
Uncle Tom’s Trail in Yellowstone National Park: a great place to catch your breath.
Photo: National Park Service

Uncle Tom’s Trail in Yellowstone National Park: a great place to catch your breath.

Photo: National Park Service

St. Mary Falls in Glacier National Park.
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St. Mary Falls in Glacier National Park.

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On a hot fourth of July weekend, the mist from Baring Falls cools! A short moderate jaunt from the Going-to-the-Sun-Road on the east side of Glacier National Park.
Photo: National Park Service

On a hot fourth of July weekend, the mist from Baring Falls cools! A short moderate jaunt from the Going-to-the-Sun-Road on the east side of Glacier National Park.

Photo: National Park Service

Yosemite Falls is past its peak, but still flowing pretty nicely.
Photo: National Park Service

Yosemite Falls is past its peak, but still flowing pretty nicely.

Photo: National Park Service

Though a short distance from the urban areas of Cleveland and Akron, Cuyahoga Valley National Park seems worlds away. The park is a refuge for native plants and wildlife, and provides routes of discovery for visitors. The winding Cuyahoga River gives...

Though a short distance from the urban areas of Cleveland and Akron, Cuyahoga Valley National Park seems worlds away. The park is a refuge for native plants and wildlife, and provides routes of discovery for visitors. The winding Cuyahoga River gives way to deep forests, rolling hills, and open farmlands. Walk or ride the Towpath Trail to follow the historic route of the Ohio & Erie Canal.

Photo of Brandywine Falls by Brian Frankforther (www.sharetheexperience.org)

The iconic Bridalveil falls in Yosemite National Park after a snowstorm in early spring 2012.
Photo: Sankar Salvady (www.sharetheexperience.org)

The iconic Bridalveil falls in Yosemite National Park after a snowstorm in early spring 2012.

Photo: Sankar Salvady (www.sharetheexperience.org)

142 years ago today, Yellowstone became America’s first national park - an idea that would spread worldwide. Old Faithful and the majority of the world’s geysers are preserved here. A mountain wild land, home to grizzly bears, wolves, and herds of...

142 years ago today, Yellowstone became America’s first national park - an idea that would spread worldwide. Old Faithful and the majority of the world’s geysers are preserved here. A mountain wild land, home to grizzly bears, wolves, and herds of bison and elk, the park is the core of one of the last, nearly intact, natural ecosystems in the Earth’s temperate zone.

Photo: Jeremy Stevens (www.sharetheexperience.org)

More amazing fall colors from Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This photo of Abrams Falls was taken by Eric Hope on October 27.

More amazing fall colors from Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This photo of Abrams Falls was taken by Eric Hope on October 27.