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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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2016-09-09 Sequoia and Kings Canyon: A Land of Giants

This week on our national parks journey, we visit a land of giants, high up in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Here…

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2016-09-02 Denali: The Alaskan Wild

This week on our national parks journey, we travel to the largest state in terms of land area: Alaska. Alaska is…

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2016-08-26 Yellowstone: America’s First National Park

This week, America celebrated the National Park Service’s 100th birthday. Yellowstone National Park became America’s first national park in 1872. The…

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2016-08-19 The Grand Canyon: A Sight Beyond Words

EDITOR'S NOTE: This year, the U.S. National Park Service turns 100. American’s 28th President, Woodrow Wilson, formed the National Park…

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2016-08-12 Crater Lake National Park: A Blue Jewel

This week on our national parks journey, we travel to the northwestern state of Oregon. Here, you will find a…

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2016-08-05 Rocky Mountain National Park: Wild and Wonderful

Our national parks journey this week takes us to an extreme landscape in Colorado. Around us are clear lakes, aspen…

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2016-07-29 Big Bend National Park: A Texas Treasure

Today on our national parks journey, we head to the far western part of Texas. The landscape here is severe.…

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2016-07-22 Shenandoah: A Western-Style Park in the East

This week on our national parks journey, we visit a mountainous landscape on America’s east coast. Within the park are…

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2016-07-22 US Park Service Director: A Dream Job

More than 300 million people from around the world visit America’s national parks each year. They visit beautiful places like…

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2016-07-15 Desert Diversity at Joshua Tree National Park

This week on our national parks journey, we explore a unique place where two deserts meet. The hot, harsh, rocky landscape…

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