Grand Teton National Park. Spectacular pic of Cottonwood Creek by James Shoemaker. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 1/20/15.
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Archive for January 2015
Cottonwood Creek 6 comments
Pieces 1 comment
Canyonlands National Park. Photo of Needles District by Aaron Sauma. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 1/19/15.
Very Grand 1 comment
Grand Canyon National Park … and the US Department of the Interior’s most popular photo of the week. Tweeted 1/18/15.
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Free Entrance To National Parks Leave a comment
America’s Best Idea — the national parks — is even better when it’s free!Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free* dates in 2015:
Photo of hikers on the Cerro Grande Trail at Bandelier National Monument
- January 19 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- February 14-16 – Presidents Day weekend
- April 18-19 – opening weekend of National Park Week
- August 25 – National Park Service Birthday
- September 26 – National Public Lands Day
- November 11 – Veterans Day
Only 133 of our country’s 405 national parks usually charge an entrance fee. So start planning your visit!
If you’re planning a trip that includes multiple national parks, you might consider the $80 annual pass that provides entrance to all national parks, national wildlife refuges, national forests, and many other Federal lands-more than 2,000 in all. The America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass is offered free to all active duty military members and their dependents. Information on these and other pass options is available online.
*Fee waiver includes: entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise.
The Gold In The Sky Leave a comment
California Coastal National Monument. Photo by Bob Wick. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 1/15/15.
Farallon National Wildlife Refuge in California. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 1/15/15.
Big Bend Is Dry 1 comment
Big Bend National Park is named after a large curve in the Rio Grande and the US/Mexico border … but much of the Park is desert,such as in this beautiful landscape. Photo by Erik Walker. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 1/15/15.
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Alpenglow 2 comments
El Capitan in California’s Yosemite National Park glows at sunset. This effect is known as alpenglow, and it commonly occurs during the winter months. iPhone photos by Kari Cobb. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 1/14/15.
And here’s El Capitan in the morning … tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 1/14/15.
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A Double Rainbow And The Half Dome
Get Lost, Kid. You’re Bothering Me. Leave a comment
Here’s a cool pic of two Bald Eagles staring each other down at Upper Mississippi Wildlife & Fish Refuge. Located in four states along the Mississippi River — Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois — the refuge encompasses one of the largest blocks of floodplain habitat in the lower 48 states. Bordered by steep wooded bluffs that rise 100 to 600 feet above the river valley, the Mississippi River corridor and refuge offer scenic beauty and productive fish and wildlife habitat unmatched in the heart of America. Photo of a mature and juvenile Bald Eagle by Stan Bousson. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 1/13/15.
Sunsets Leave a comment
Idaho’s Snake River … with a star filter making the picture. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 10/30/14.
Delicate Arch at sunset. Arches National Park. Photo by Dvir Barkay. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 1/9/15.
Beginnings Can Be Spectacular Leave a comment
Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Sunrise photo from Newfound Gap by Dee Langevin. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 1/11/15.
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