A Nevada bumble bee (Bombus nevadensis) feeds on pollen and nectar from a Rocky Mountain beeplant’s (Cleome serrulata) flowers at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Tom Koerner/USFWS. Taken 8/11/16 and uploaded to Flickr by the US Department of the Interior.
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in Alaska is a true wilderness filled with mountains, glaciers, historic sites, and several living cultures. A trip here can be quite different from a park in the lower 48. Flexibility and patience are required – visitor services are limited, access can be challenging, weather varies widely – but the reward is worth the effort! Photo courtesy of Jacob W. Frank, National Park Service. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 6/13/17.
Sometimes the most fleeting of sunrises are the most beautiful. Crystal Brindle captured this stunner near Bowen Pass at North Cascades National Park in Washington. It was her last sunrise as a ranger in the park’s backcountry. It was definitely a memory that’ll last a lifetime. Photo courtesy of Crystal Brindle. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 6/11/17.
The Rae Lakes Loop is one of the most popular hikes in the co-managed Kings Canyon & Sequoia National Parks in California. The trail is 41.4 miles long and climbs more than 6,000 feet. Along the way, you travel through just about every Alpine climate zone and see canyons, high alpine lakes and breathtaking vistas. Photo by Vivek Vijaykumar. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 6/10/17.
Summer at Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in Alaska is short but sweet. Vibrant colors radiate during long days and caribou, bears, wolves, muskox and fox roam the landscape past mountains and rivers yet to be named. With no roads or trails, the remote park demands visitors to be self-sufficient. The beauty and solitude is their reward. Photo by National Park Service. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 7/25/17.
The Bruneau River in Idaho flows through a deep, wild and remote desert canyon and abuts several Bureau of Land Management wilderness areas. Forty miles of the Bruneau are designated as a wild and scenic river, offering challenging whitewater, evidence of thousands of years of Native American habitation and amazing geologic history. It also looks really cool. Photo by Bureau of Land Management – Idaho. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 6/7/17.
Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo by Brian Lackey. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 6/1/17.
Humpback whale breaching at Kenai Fjords National Park. Photo by Kaitlin Thoreson, National Park Service. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 6/5/17.
Michigan’s Isle Royale National Park is only accessible to visitors by boat. Photo by Carl TerHaar. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 6/5/17.
Among one of the most inspiring vistas in the world, Tunnel View provides a perfect sunrise view of Yosemite National Park in California. From here you can see El Capitan and Bridalveil Fall rising from Yosemite Valley, with Half Dome in the background. This view gets its name from its location at the east end of the Wawona Tunnel. Photo by David Laurence Sharp. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 6/4/17.
Unexpected beauty in Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior 7/20/17.
Pronghorn on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Tom Koerner/USFWS. Photo taken on 7/10/17 and posted on Flickr by the US Fish & Wildlife Service.
A least chipmunk uses a Wyoming big sagebrush for a lookout. Photo by Tom Koerner/USFWS. Tweeted by the US Fish & Wildlife Service, 6/23/17.
The winner of the 2016 Share the Experience photo contest is this stunning glimpse into the natural world. This photo of a small green tree frog clinging to a plant at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas will appear on the 2018 Annual Federal Recreation Lands Pass and earn Craig $10,000. It’s a great reminder of the fragility and importance of wildlife on public lands. Photo by Craig McIntyre. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 5/4/17.
While moose are usually solitary, cows have strong bonds with their calves and are extremely protective. Newborn moose (usually born in early summer) have a reddish hue to their fur when born and will stay with their mother for a year. Photo taken at Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park by Athena Burns. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 5/14/17.
