Americans celebrate the 75th anniversary of Shenandoah National Park, just 75 miles from Washington, DC, but worlds away in spirit.
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The park stretches through the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.
Acquired October 22, 2008, this true-color image of Sequoia National Park shows a network of varied ecosystem, including conifer forests, river valleys, alpine vegetation, and bare rocks.
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Glacier National Park in Montana sits at the northern border of the United States.
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State parks had already been established in the region when the U.S. Congress established northern California’s Redwood National Park in 1968.
Falling blocks of rock in cliff alcoves became building materials for Ancestral Puebloans—and a popular draw for tourists visiting the park.
The park encompasses about 37,000 hectares of the Sonora Desert.
The park sits at the eastern edge of the Paunsaugant Plateau, and the ridgeline offers stunning views across southern Utah.