Endless views stretching to the sea await adventurers in Maine’s Acadia National Park, which has more than 150 miles of trails to explore. To guide hikers and protect fragile plants and soils, trail builder Waldron Bates created small, artfully arranged rock piles, or cairns. Bates cairns have shown hikers the way for more than a century – by walking at Acadia, you’re following in the footsteps of history. Photo courtesy of James Kaiser.
Seattle – Washington – USA (by N i c o l a)
As if Fantasy Canyon isn’t already a great name, this remote wonderland in Utah has also been called “The Devil’s Playground” and “Hades Pit.” Off the beaten path of more famous Southwestern sites, Fantasy Canyon is protected by the Bureau of Land Management and boasts some of the most amazing erosional features you will ever see. Sunrise photo courtesy of Brock Slinger.
Chicago – Illinois – USA (by Clark & Kim Kays)
New York City – New York – USA (by Bernd Thaller)
“There’s just something about a winding road that ignites wanderlust,” says photographer Kathryn Dyer, and we couldn’t agree more! At an impromptu stop in California’s Yosemite National Park, Kathryn captured this incredible shot of Half Dome shining golden from a beautiful alpenglow and framed by trees. When you visit public lands, you never know what amazing vistas you’ll find! Photo courtesy of Kathryn Dyer.
San Francisco – California – USA (by worldaroundtrip)
New Orleans – Louisiana – USA (by walker.s)
Happy National Public Lands Day! America’s public lands give us so much, like this epic view at Great Smoky Mountains National Park that’ll leave you breathless. Check out more of our favorite things about public lands: http://on.doi.gov/2cTEbk6. Photo courtesy of Bob Carr.
Yosemite National Park – California – USA (by Sergey Galyonkin)
Sig Nordal 