Despite being quite close to each other, two mountain ridges in western Virginia have very different origins.
Published Mar 15, 2017
The Cherokee Indians called these dark, fog-streaked hills “Shaconage”— the “Place of Blue Smoke.”
Published Jan 22, 2017
The scenic double water gap near Harpers Ferry has impressed onlookers for centuries.
Published Jan 17, 2017
The Delaware River looks equally at home in an oil painting.
Published Dec 31, 2016
The Gunnison is forced to stay on this beaten path, unable to leave the valley.
Published Dec 17, 2016
Tall, branch-like cacti provide shelter for animals at the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
Published Dec 4, 2016
These white mounds are the world’s largest gypsum dune field, centerpiece of the White Sands National Monument.
Published Nov 27, 2016
“A man may stand there and put all America behind him.”
Published Nov 25, 2016
Molten rock meets the sea in the latest episode in a long-lived eruption.
Published Nov 20, 2016
The river supplies Atlanta with its drinking water and a bit of recreational fun.
Published Nov 13, 2016
Management and restoration features are visible in Florida’s unique subtropical wilderness.
Published Nov 12, 2016
Parts of the Glen Canyon that John Wesley Powell explored in 1869 have been submerged by Lake Powell.
Published Oct 16, 2016
A particularly curvy part of the Potomac River was a formidable challenge for C&O Canal engineers.
Published Oct 8, 2016
Roughly one-third of the world’s naturally occurring sequoias grow in 75 groves in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
Published Sep 27, 2016
Where Glacier Bay National Park reaches the Gulf of Alaska, the climate is mild and prone to significant rainfall. Glacier Bay itself, however, tends to be snowy and cold.
Published Sep 11, 2016
Lighthouses and sandstone formations draw visitors to the shores of Lake Superior.
Published Aug 28, 2016
Over epochs, deposition and erosion have carved sharp spires and deep canyons out of this South Dakota landscape.
Published Aug 27, 2016
Falling blocks of rock in cliff alcoves became building materials for Ancestral Puebloans—and a popular draw for tourists visiting the park.
Published Aug 26, 2016
On most summer days, a trip to North Carolina’s Outer Banks means a peaceful day at the beach, but there is evidence all around that this beach is not always so serene.
Published Aug 25, 2016
Nestled in the northeast corner of New Mexico, Capulin protrudes from the flat expanse, an anthill of giant proportions.
Published Aug 24, 2016
The park includes Earth’s largest volcano, Mauna Loa.
Published Aug 3, 2016
Mountains and hills roll right up to the Atlantic Ocean in this rocky landscape that became the first national park east of the Mississippi River.
Published Jul 31, 2016
Summertime exposes the diversity of landscapes in Rocky Mountain National Park, from the high-elevation alpine tundra to the forested subalpine zone.
Published Jul 19, 2016
Sites relevant to the start of the American Revolutionary War are interspersed throughout the modern-day Boston metropolitan region.
Published Jul 4, 2016
The dunes at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan are a geological wonder.
Published Jun 26, 2016
Slot canyons and the world's longest natural arch are among the geologic features found at this park in southwestern Utah.
Published Jun 19, 2016
Shrinking since the early 1900s, the glaciers of Montana’s Glacier National Park are expected to continue declining over the next few decades until only insignificant lumps of ice remain.
Published Jun 15, 2016
As climate change alters the habitat of eastern U.S. forests, some species are expected to do better than others.
Published Jun 14, 2016
The eastern section of the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River runs deep through the desert wilderness.
Published Jun 11, 2016
More than a million Americans have given their life in the name of their country. Some of the first gave it at the site of what is now Saratoga National Historical Park.
Published May 30, 2016
