2016-12-30 A National Park for the Father of Parks
The U.S. National Park Service has been celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2016. Woodrow Wilson, America’s 28th president, established the National Park Service in 1916 to “protect the wild and…
2016-12-23 There’s Something for Everyone at Olympic National Park
This week in our national parks journey, we explore a vast area with mountains, beaches, forests, and glaciers. The area’s huge range in both rainfall and elevation make it one…
2016-12-16 Voyageurs National Park: A Land of Lakes
The state of Minnesota is known as the land of 10,000 lakes. Our national park this week protects four major ones. The National Park Service says water is the foundation…
2016-12-09 Petrified Forest National Park: Ancient and Spectacular
This week on our national parks journey, we travel to the southwestern state of Arizona. There, we find a strange and colorful landscape. Yellow, red, and even purple rocks and…
2016-12-02 Virgin Islands National Park: America’s Paradise
This week on our national parks journey, we leave the United States mainland and travel down to the Caribbean. There, you will find three islands that make up the United…
2016-11-25 Glacier Bay: A Land Reborn
This week in our travels through America’s national parks, we revisit the state of Alaska. The northernmost state is home to eight major national parks. Today, we visit one of…
2016-11-18 Risks and Rewards at Zion National Park
The state of Utah is home to five major national parks. They are among the most famous parks in the United States. This week, our national parks journey brings us…
2016-11-04 Underwater Exploration at Biscayne National Park
This week on our national parks journey, we head to southern Florida. Here, you will find blue-green seas, marine wildlife, and islands that hold thousands of years of human history.…
2016-10-28 Mammoth Cave: Grand and Gloomy
This week on our national parks journey, we head to the southeastern state of Kentucky. Here you will find rolling hills and thick green forests. But beneath the land is…
2016-10-21 Wrangell-St. Elias: The Largest National Park in America
Today we are visiting a vast and remote park in the state of Alaska. The park is bigger than the country of Switzerland. It is six times the size of…
2016-10-14 The Strange and Beautiful World of Arches National Park
This week on our national parks journey, we travel to Utah. The western state is home to several of the most popular national parks in America. Today, we travel to…
2016-10-07 Wild Surroundings at Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Our national parks journey this week takes us to the western state of Colorado. There, you will find a 77-kilometer-long canyon. Its exposed rocks are among the oldest you will…
2016-09-30 Grand Teton National Park is for Exploring
This week on our National Park series we travel to a dramatic western landscape in Wyoming. The area’s huge mountains rise and rise and rise some more. Their jagged peaks…
2016-09-23 The Relaxing Waters of Hot Springs National Park
Sometimes a visit to a national park means hiking rugged trails and climbing high mountains. Other times it means crawling through caves or rafting down a wild river. But this…
2016-09-16 Peace and Quiet at Isle Royale National Park
This week on our national parks journey, we explore a remote island near Michigan’s border with Canada. It sits within a huge freshwater lake. It is one of the least-visited…