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Though a short distance from the urban areas of Cleveland and Akron, Cuyahoga Valley National Park seems worlds away. The park is a refuge for native plants and wildlife, and provides routes of discovery for visitors. The winding Cuyahoga River gives way to deep forests, rolling hills, and open farmlands. Walk or ride the Towpath Trail to follow the historic route of the Ohio & Erie Canal.
Photo of Brandywine Falls by Brian Frankforther. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 5/31/14.
“In this temple, as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union, the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever.” Beneath these words, the 16th President of the United States sits immortalized in marble as an enduring symbol of unity, strength, and wisdom.
It was on this date in 1922, that the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated. Photo: Andrew S. Geraci. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 5/30/14.
The three majestic natural bridges of Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah invite you to ponder the power of water in a landscape usually defined by its absence. View them from an overlook, or hit the trails and experience their grandeur from below. Declared a National Monument in 1908, the bridges are named “Kachina,” “Owachomo” and “Sipapu” in honor of the Native Americans that once made this area their home. This is also home to some of the darkest night skies in the United States. Photo: Manish Mamtani. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 5/29/14.
Near the 13,063′ Wheeler Peak, 5,000 year old bristlecone pine trees grow on rocky glacial moraines. Great Basin National Park. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 5/23/14.
Lake Clark National Park. Photo: B. Gerasky. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 4/29/14.
Wild pony at Assateague Island National Seashore. Photo: Zach Egolf. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 5/8/14.
These are Belding’s ground squirrels – sometimes called pot gut. They live on mountains in western United States. This pair was photographed by Jim Leonard at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 4/30/14.
Amazing photo of a Night Heron in J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Reserve by intern Libby Errickson. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 5/6/14.
Mother and calf. Yellowstone National Park. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior on Mother’s Day, 5/11/14.
Grizzly triplets, born February 2014 in Yellowstone National Park. Posted on the Park’s Facebook page, 5/21/14.
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Animals, Part 2
The Animals
California has beauty that most people never see … like this view of the moon over Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills Recreation Area. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 5/15/14.
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Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub: Moon And Mobius Arch…
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Acadia National Park, Monument Cove. Photo: Sheryl Loesch. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 5/14/14.
Glacier National Park was created 104 years ago this week, when President Howard Taft signed the enabling act that was passed by Congress. It’s one of the most-attended Parks, and with vistas like this, no wonder! Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 5/13/14.
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge is located on the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula in Hyde County, North Carolina. Established in 1934, the 50,180-acre Refuge consists of open water, marsh, forest and croplands. The centerpiece of the Refuge is the shallow Lake Mattamuskeet. At 40,100 acres, it is North Carolina’s largest natural lake. The Refuge’s strategic location along the Atlantic Flyway makes it a vitally important stopover for wintering waterfowl. Over the past 35 years, up to 80 percent of the Northern Pintail and up to 30 percent of Green-wing Teal that annually migrate along the Flyway utilize Mattamuskeet. In total, the Refuge attracts more than 200,000 ducks, geese and swans from November through February. Photo: Allie Stewart, USFWS. Posted by the US Department of the Interior on Tumblr, 4/27/14.
Photo: Michael DeWitt. He said: “In late December, a friend and I launched a canoe from the pack ice at Meyer’s Beach, gateway to the mainland sea caves in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. We broke skim ice and dodged ice bergs out to the caves, and we were well rewarded for our efforts. I made the image from the canoe, through a port hole as the sun set across Mawikwe Bay.” Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 5/2/14.
Grand Teton National Park. Photo by Robert McKinney. Posted by the US Department of the Interior on Tumblr, 5/8/14.
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The Perfect Sunset
The tallest dunes in North America are the centerpiece in a diverse landscape of grasslands, wetlands, conifer and aspen forests, alpine lakes, and tundra of Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado. Experience this diversity through hiking, sand sledding, splashing in Medano Creek, wildlife watching, and more!
Photo: Eric Magayne. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 5/3/14.
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Great Sand Dunes National Park
