Few sights evoke the American West more than the saguaro cactus, found only in the Sonoran Desert. Saguaro National Park, close to the urban center of Tucson, Arizona, protects these majestic cacti. At the park, you can hike through fantastic desert scenery year-round. #Sunset photo courtesy of David Olsen.
Chicago – Illinois – USA (by Jake Kitchener)
Grand Canyon National Park – Arizona – USA (by James Marvin Phelps)
Yosemite National Park in California by National Park Service.
Paria Canyon in Vermillion Cliffs National Monument by Bob Wick, BLM.
Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona by National Park Service.
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Death Valley National Park – California – USA (by James Marvin Phelps)
Point Dume – California – USA (by ™ Pacheco)
Can you spot the hikers in this picture from Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve in Colorado? It’s easy to lose your perspective when looking at the tallest sand dunes in North America. A park of year-round adventure, there’s a particular beauty about this special place in winter, when snow hides in the curving shadows of the dunes. Photo by Patrick Myers, National Park Service.
Sequoia National Park – California – USA (by Vinh tran)
New York City – New York – USA (by Tabitha Kaylee Hawk)
What’s winter like at Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park? The mountain’s landscape undergoes a dramatic transformation. Its colorful subalpine meadows and lush old growth forests are draped with a thick blanket of snow for much of the year. The sometimes dusty-looking glaciers are freshly covered in white and the snow-covered roofs of the rustic historic buildings are rimmed with icicles – creating a picture perfect setting. Learn more about winter at the park: http://on.doi.gov/2glvuS5
Sig Nordal 