Archive for the ‘Arches’ Tag

Arizona’s Arches National Park, as seen through Turret Arch. Photo by William Rainey. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 2/29/16.
A fiery sunset overtakes the sky at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado, casting an otherworldly glow on the park’s purple sands. Photo courtesy of Chris Wheeler. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 2/9/16.
Describing this beauty is impossible. Sunset over Arches National Park. Photo by David Long. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 2/10/16.
Grand Canyon National Park. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 2/26/16.
Delicate Arch in winter. Photo of Arches National Park by Donald Higgs. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the interior, 1/16/16.
Yosemite’s El Capitan in winter. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 1/15/16.
Eagle Lake Recreation Area, part of the Lassen National Forest, is 5,100 feet above sea level in northeast California and subject to harsh winter conditions. Having no natural surface outlet, Eagle Lake is a closed basin lake with its water levels fluctuating with variations of inflow. As temperatures drop below freezing, fascinating ice formations form on the surface. Photo by Bob Wick. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 1/14/16.
The last light of the day falls on the Tatoosh Mountains and Mount Adams, as seen from the Skyline Trail, Washington. Photo of by Justin Marx. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 1/17/16.
Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska. Picture by Chandra Gantha. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 6/16/15.
Montana’s Haystack Falls in the Glacier National Park. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 6/16/15.
Sunrise at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. As the sun peeks over the clouds, the fog begins to lift off the mountains. Photo by Chris Mobley. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 6/19/15.
Arches National Park. Photo by Jack Suman. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 6/19/15.

The stunning views of Utah’s Arches National Park are there 24/7. Pictured here, a hiker takes in the gorgeous views of the Milky Way underneath the Delicate Arch. Photo by Jacob W. Frank. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 4/18/15.
Stargazing is out of this world at Arches National Park in Utah. Photo of the Milky Way over one of the park’s many rock formations by Manish Mamtani. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 3/25/15.
North Maricopa Mountain Wilderness. Time lapse photography by Bob Wick of the BLM. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 3/30/15.
Located on the Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument is a geologic treasure. This remote and unspoiled monument contains 280,000 acres of diverse landscapes — including the colorful swirling stone of the Wave (pictured here). Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 3/28/15.
The Milky Way over the Grand Canyon. Photo by Sophia Porter. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 3/12/15.
Here are the Halema’uma’u and Pu’u O’o craters glowing with the Milky Way above the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Photo courtesy of Nina McIntosh. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior on 11/23/14.
Nevada’s Great Basin National Park. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 4/10/15.
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.

Park Avenue, in Arches National Park. Photo by Richard Briggs. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 8/18/14.

The so-called Super Moon of 7/12/14 rises at Delicate Arch, Arches National Park. Posted by the US Department of the Interior on Tumblr, 7/13/14.

This image was taken at Balanced Rock inside Arches National Park and includes Zodiacal Light and the Milky Way.
Photo: Brad Goldpaint (www.goldpaintphotography.com). Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 4/15/14.