Rising like a castle wall above the surrounding desert, the Guadalupe Mountains are an impressive sight on the plains of West Texas. Guadalupe Mountains National Park provides over 80 miles of extraordinary hiking trails through a beautiful and diverse wilderness. Here you can see amazing fossils, take awesome pictures and climb to Guadalupe Peak: the “Top of Texas.” Photo courtesy of Aaron Bates.
Denver – Colorado – USA (by Max and Dee Bernt)
Bass Harbor Light House – Maine – USA (by Glass_House)
A mama moose and her calf in the early morning fog at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge in Wyoming. Photo by Tom Koerner, USFWS.
Yellowstone National Park – Wyoming – USA (by Phil Price)
New York, New York – Las Vegas – Nevada – USA (by Mark Freeth)
Happy Alaska Day! On this day in 1867, the Territory of Alaska was formally transferred from Russia to the United States. To celebrate this important day in Alaska history, we’re highlight some of Alaska’s lesser known (but breathtaking) national parks on Instagram. Be sure to follow along all day for amazing photos of Alaska’s wild frontier: http://ift.tt/1lMi3Jl
Photo of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve by by Ken Hill, National Park Service.
Great Sand Dunes National Park – Colorado – USA (by Max and Dee Bernt)
San Francisco – California – USA (by Sergey Galyonkin)
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is a stunning desert landscape in Nevada. The grey limestone of the La Madre Peaks contrasts beautifully with the red sandstone in Rainbow Mountains. About the area, photographer Bob Wick says: “It’s amazing to be in a wilderness setting looking at the Las Vegas Strip just 10 miles away as the crow flies.” Photo by Bob Wick, Bureau of Land Management (@mypubliclands).
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