A gorgeous view down river from above the Grotto in Zion National Park.
Photo: Tom MorrisYeah, we sort of get the “Zion” part now.
Still high on my list of places to visit.
Another stunning photo by Bob Wick of Upper Missouri River Breaks NationalMonument in central Montana. These lands hold a spectacular array of plant life, wildlife, unique geological features, endless recreation opportunities and significant historical and cultural values. The rugged landscape has retained much of its unspoiled character over the centuries and, as a result, offers outstanding opportunities for solitude and dispersed recreation.
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Time Lapse Tour of Yosemite National Park (by Henry Jun Wah Lee, via Robert Michael Murray)
Every year for a few days in the month of February, the sun’s angle is such, that it lights up Horsetail Falls in Yosemite, as if it were on fire.
Earthshots, via just-breezy:
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File under “things I will never do, but am truly impressed by”…
Kate Rutherford can’t hear a thing while climbing so close to the roar of Yosemite Falls. She can’t find much to hang on to either. The water polishes the rock “like glass.” Wearing tape on her hands, she has to repeatedly jam them into fissures for the ascent. Spectacular scenery makes up for the discomfort. The climbing route is called Freestone, Rutherford says, because “it’s a peach of a route.”
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Gorgeous capture of light and fog:
David Hanson crosses a fallen log beneath soaring trees and a lingering fog in Washington’s Olympic National Park. (Photo and caption by Michael Hanson) | via: the big picture
Point of the Arches, Olympic National Park
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Photograph by Kevin McNeal
A winter sunset at Point of the Arches in Olympic National Park.
nationalgeographicdaily: Arches National Park
Photograph by Bret Webster
The might weight of the entire Milky Way teeters precariously on Balanced Rock in Arches National Park.
Thermal Pool, Yellowstone National Park
Photograph by Karen Cameron
via nationalgeographicdailyA close-up shot of a thermal pool in Yellowstone National Park.
Someday, I’ll get there.
Nobody had ever done it before: Hike, ski, and raft 4,679 miles through eight national parks, dozens of mountain ranges, and the length of the Yukon territory. Then along came Andrew Skurka.
Circling Alaska in 176 DaysPhoto Gallery by Michael Christopher Brown. Via: romeojulietsierra
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Bull Moose in the Snow, Denali National Park
Photo by rsandhoefner, (via ratsoff:willprescott.)
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