Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore hugs 15 miles of the southern shore of Lake Michigan and has much to offer. Whether you enjoy scouting for rare species of birds or flying kites on the sandy beach, the national lakeshore’s 15,000 acres will continually enchant you. Hikers will enjoy 45 miles of trails over rugged dunes, mysterious wetlands, sunny prairies, meandering rivers, and peaceful forests.
Photo: Christopher Reif (www.sharetheexperience.org)
A rugged, whitewater river flowing northward through deep canyons, the New River in West Virginia is among the oldest rivers on the continent. The park encompasses over 70,000 acres of land along the New River, is rich in cultural and natural history, and offers an abundance of scenic and recreational opportunities.
Photo: Adam Jewell (www.sharetheexperience.org)
We are very happy to announce that Glacier National Park is now on Instagram! Follow them today for breathtaking photos like this one from Lake McDonald.
Photo: Edward Wrzesien (www.sharetheexperience.org)
This stunning sunset is courtesy of Olympic National Park in Washington.
Photo: Marco Crupi (www.sharetheexperience.org)
Virgin Islands National Park’s hills, valleys and beaches are breath-taking. However, within its 7,000 plus acres on the island of St. John is the complex history of civilizations - both free and enslaved - dating back more than a thousand years, all who utilized the land and the sea for survival.
Photo: Kerry Childers (www.sharetheexperience.org)
We are going to take a break from winter photos and share one from warmer times in Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Here is what photographer Ling Ling had to say about this photo:
“This shot was taken in the late afternoon of AUG 24, 2012, near Canyonlands National Park island in the sky visitor center. There was a heavy rain in the north and the southeast area of the Park. I saw a windstorm coming out of the southeast - an immense cloud with flashing lightning.”
The northern portion of the Chamisa Wilderness Study Area in New Mexico is arid, while the southern portion consists of a higher plateau dominated by piñon and ponderosa pines. The diversity of vegetation and land forms provide scenic appeal. Large numbers of elk use the area, as well as coyotes, mule deer, and Merriam’s turkey.
Learn more: http://on.doi.gov/1ccakLG
Photo: Bob Wick, BLM-California
Fed by massive snowfall in the high Fairweather Range, Margerie Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park is a rarity in today’s warming world…a healthy and stable tidewater glacier that continues to calve ice into the sea.
Learn more at: http://www.nps.gov/glba/naturescience/glaciers.htm
Photo: National Park Service
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Today we are thankful for America’s great outdoors and breathtaking places like Zion National Park in Utah.
Photo: National Park Service
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