U.S. National Parks

Escaping Home
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Escaping Home

Harriet Tubman preferred to navigate the woods and waterways of Maryland’s Eastern Shore on winter nights when guiding enslaved people north on the Underground Railroad.  

Published Feb 17, 2024

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Badwater Basin Refills
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Badwater Basin Refills

Refreshed by precipitation from an atmospheric river, a temporary lake in Death Valley is extending its stay.

Published Feb 16, 2024

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Good Lands for the 26th U.S. President
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Good Lands for the 26th U.S. President

After a hunting trip in 1883, young Theodore Roosevelt was drawn to the desolate beauty of Dakota Territory badlands.

Published Dec 16, 2023

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Floodwaters Fill Badwater Basin
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Floodwaters Fill Badwater Basin

Record rainfall associated with Hurricane Hilary in August 2023 created a large temporary lake in Death Valley.

Published Nov 9, 2023

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Fall Color in the Cuyahoga Valley
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Fall Color in the Cuyahoga Valley

Forests of maples and oaks show their brilliant autumn hues in northeast Ohio’s national park.

Published Nov 6, 2023

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Tutuila Island, American Samoa
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Tutuila Island, American Samoa

Volcanoes, rainforests, and reefs abound in this tropical U.S. territory.

Published Jun 19, 2023

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New Mexico’s White Sands
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New Mexico’s White Sands

A national park and a dune field occupy part of this bright-white desert landscape, which also has ties to the aerospace industry.

Published May 21, 2023

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Country Roads
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Country Roads

The Blue Ridge Parkway is often the most visited national park site in the United States.

Published Apr 29, 2023

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A Clear View of Crater Lake
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A Clear View of Crater Lake

The lake is especially scenic in early spring when its deep-blue waters contrast with a blanket of snow on land.

Published Apr 5, 2023

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Cold and Hot Yellowstone Lake
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Cold and Hot Yellowstone Lake

Beneath a layer of snow and ice, exceptionally hot fluids rise from the floor of Yellowstone Lake.  

Published Dec 27, 2022

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Snow Blankets Yosemite National Park
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Snow Blankets Yosemite National Park

The park and surrounding areas of the Central Sierra Nevada turned white after the season’s first significant winter storm.

Published Nov 15, 2022

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Voyageurs National Park
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Voyageurs National Park

From 18th-century fur traders to modern-day vacationers, plenty of travelers have passed through this watery landscape in northern Minnesota.

Published Oct 10, 2022

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Death Valley Flash Flooding
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Death Valley Flash Flooding

In one of the driest places on Earth, a thousand-year rain event delivered 75 percent of the yearly average precipitation in just three hours.

Published Aug 9, 2022

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Zion National Park, Utah
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Zion National Park, Utah

Zion National Park is home to scenic cliffs, slot canyons, protected wilderness areas, endangered species, and archaeological sites.

Published Aug 7, 2022

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Fires Near Yosemite
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Fires Near Yosemite

For the second time in a month, drought-parched forests near the park are burning.

Published Jul 25, 2022

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Catastrophic Flooding in Yellowstone
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Catastrophic Flooding in Yellowstone

Snowmelt and heavy rain caused historically high water that destroyed homes, roads, and bridges, and isolated some of the national park’s gateway communities.

Published Jun 22, 2022

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A River Routed Under the Mountains
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A River Routed Under the Mountains

A 20-kilometer-long tunnel under Rocky Mountain National Park diverts water from the Western Slope of the Rockies to Colorado’s Front Range and eastern plains.

Published Jun 9, 2022

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The Changing Seas of the Florida Keys
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The Changing Seas of the Florida Keys

Growing corals and falling sea levels brought these small islands above the water line.

Published May 31, 2022

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Traces of an Ancient Watery World in Capitol Reef
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Traces of an Ancient Watery World in Capitol Reef

In the Utah desert, the red rocks, cliffs, and canyons of this nautically named national park—and many of its famous fossils—owe their existence to water.

Published May 20, 2022

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Losing a Long-Watched Glacier
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Losing a Long-Watched Glacier

Scientists have been observing Peyto Glacier in Alberta since the 1960s.  

Published May 3, 2022

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Saguaro National Park
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Saguaro National Park

This Arizona national park was founded to protect the saguaro cactus, a keystone species of the Sonoran Desert and an iconic symbol of the Southwest, where the climate is becoming warmer and drier.

Published Dec 28, 2021

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A New Park for West Virginia
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A New Park for West Virginia

One of the oldest rivers in the world is famous for its extreme sports and hunting.

Published Jan 23, 2021

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Where Ice Still Flows into Glacier Bay
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Where Ice Still Flows into Glacier Bay

In this changing Alaskan landscape, tidewater glaciers are holding on to the bay’s West Arm.

Published Sep 16, 2020

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Inlet’s Iceberg Maker Is Nearly Gone
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Inlet’s Iceberg Maker Is Nearly Gone

Retreating glaciers have changed how visitors experience Glacier Bay National Park in southeast Alaska.

Published Aug 31, 2020

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Grand Plateau Glacier
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Grand Plateau Glacier

Views from above show the extent of change across Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park.

Published Aug 13, 2020

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Johns Hopkins Glacier
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Johns Hopkins Glacier

While most glaciers in southeast Alaska are losing an astounding amount of ice, this glacier has been relatively stable.

Published Jun 30, 2020

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Colonial National Historical Park
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Colonial National Historical Park

The colonial communities of “America’s historic triangle” played defining roles in the road to American independence.

Published Jul 4, 2018

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Patriotic Places from Orbit
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Patriotic Places from Orbit

On July 4, United States citizens celebrate the nation’s independence. EO does the same by visiting five places with historical significance.

Published Jul 3, 2018

Land Videos

Monument Valley: An Icon of American West
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Monument Valley: An Icon of American West

A satellite a view of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, the quintessential picture of the American West.

Published Jun 7, 2018

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Mapping Modern Threats to Ancient Chacoan Sites
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Mapping Modern Threats to Ancient Chacoan Sites

Risk maps can help land managers make more informed decisions about modern development in the vicinity of an ancient civilization.

Published Jun 1, 2018

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