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Did you know a baby #porcupine is called a porcupette? These cute critters have soft hair mixed with barbed quills that stick up when they feel threatened to deter predators. Porcupines sleep in trees and feed on the inner bark, twigs and leaves. They liv
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Today is #MemorialDay -- a day to honor the men and women who gave their lives for our great nation. Over 58,000 names are etched into the Vietnam #Veterans Memorial in #WashingtonDC in a moving tribute to those who died serving our country. It’s one of m
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While #JoshuaTree #NationalPark is known for its twisty, spikey Joshua trees, the park is home to so much more! In this southern #California landmark, three distinct ecosystems come together to create extraordinary diversity. It also has some pretty amazi
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It’s a three day weekend -- the perfect excuse to spend some extra time in bed. Bighorn #sheep are famously elusive and quick to avoid human contact, so this photo of a napping ram at #Yellowstone #NationalPark in #Wyoming is a special find. Photo @yellow
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A brilliant, fog-free #sunrise graces the #GoldenGateBridge in this photo taken from Golden Gate National Recreation Area (@goldengatenationalparks) in the Marin Headlands of #California. On this day in 1937 -- 79 years ago -- this iconic bridge first ope
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What better way to kick off #MemorialDay weekend and the unofficial start of #summer than with this amazing #sunset photo from Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in #Michigan. Here you can find pristine waters, perfect waves, miles of sandy beaches an
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Towering mountains, glaciers and icy-blue waters meet at #KenaiFjords National Park in #Alaska. Captivating scenery and the chance to see wildlife like bears and whales await adventurous travelers, who can explore the park by boat, kayak, or hiking the ic
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It’s time for your #BlueRidge Parkway experience. Take a slow-paced and relaxing drive (please obey the speed limit) revealing stunning long-range vistas and close-up views of the rugged mountains and pastoral landscapes of the Appalachian Highlands. The
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Sometimes the view is so stunning that you have to stop and enjoy it. That’s what happened to Christian Schaffer (@christianannschaffer) when she came across #EvolutionLake while hiking the #JohnMuir Trail last summer. In between rain and hail storms were
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Photographer Wookie Kim shot this dreamy picture on his iPhone during a sunrise walk along the Ohio & Erie Canal at #CuyahogaValley #NationalPark in #Ohio. Last fall, Wookie went on an epic 45-day trail running road trip, driving to more than 30 national
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There are circumstances where staying up all night are acceptable (and also highly encouraged). One is waiting until 3 am for the full moon to set so the dark skies and bright stars that #Utah’s Arches #NationalPark is known for had come out to show off.
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Hot Springs Canyon Trail connects Daniel's Ranch and the Hot Springs at #BigBend #NationalPark in #Texas. In places, it follows close to the #river -- in other areas it runs along the rim of Hot Springs Canyon. This @bigbendnps trail offers beautiful view
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Light beams shine through a stormy sky to illuminate the 30-square-mile expanse of sand dunes at Great Sand Dunes #NationalPark & Preserve in #Colorado. Photographer Ryan Resatka did a strenuous hike up one of the tallest dunes @greatsanddunesnps to captu
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#Sunset ignites the clouds around #MountRainier’s summit at Mount Rainier #NationalPark (@mountrainiernps ) in Washington. To see this, #hike up to Glacier Overlook and enjoy wonderful views of forests, meadows, streams, mountains and wildlife. There’s so
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Take a trip on #Zion #NationalPark’s The Subway. This popular backcountry hike through #Utah’s breathtaking canyons requires a permit. Without any trails on the hike, be prepared for route finding, rappelling and even swimming. Photo @zionnps courtesy of
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#Sunrise at #Yosemite #NationalPark in #California is magical. Last April, Matt Walker (@rootswalker) witnessed this spectacular scene from @yosemitenps’s Tunnel View. “You can't complain when you get a clearing storm with fresh snow, valley fog, and nice
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Now is the perfect time to start planning your summer trip to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in #Alaska. Hike through stunning scenes of wildflowers and #waterfalls, climb mountain peaks and glaciers or kayak along 155 miles of breathtaking coastline. T
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#Lightning pierces the sky above Colorado National Monument during a #sunset #storm in #Colorado. Photographer Rick Schafer caught this amazing photo of the Coke Ovens rock formation -- which he calls “A Scratch in the Sky” -- on a recent spring evening.
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#DidYouKnow that #Idaho has canyons? Southern Idaho’s #SnakeRiver Plains are dissected by several deep #river #canyons that offer spectacular scenery and world-class bird viewing and photography opportunities. Close by is the #BruneauCanyon Overlook. It’s
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When a good solar wind blows, the #NorthernLights appear in a dazzling display. Purple and green bursts of light brighten the sky above #Denali National Park and Preserve (@denalinps) in #Alaska, creating candles out of the treetops. Be sure to add this s
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Getting caught in a #thunderstorm can be terrifying, but viewed from a safe distance, they’re one of nature’s most spectacular light shows. At #WindCave #NationalPark in #SouthDakota, the rolling hills and grassy prairies allowed photographer Michael Hind
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Amazing photo of a #moose through the mist at #RockyMountain #NationalPark in #Colorado. Aaron Rockefeller (@thedailyhike) captured this pic while on a hike in the park on a foggy day. Of the experience he says, “We were completely enveloped by a dense fo
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Red Cliffs National Conservation Area in #Utah protects a unique transition zone -- the meeting of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin Desert and #MojaveDesert. Where these distinct landscapes overlap, unusual plants and animals have evolved, including flow
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Crystal clear night skies are one of the many reasons to visit #Maine’s Acadia #NationalPark. Photographer Evan Kokoska (@evankokoska) planned a last-minute trip to #Acadia to capture the night sky. After some scouting and gorging on lobster, he spent the
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You can tell it’s Monday by the look of this great horned owl. The largest of the eared or tufted #owls in North America, the #GreatHornedOwl is a wonderful and fascinating bird. Covered in extremely soft feathers that insulate them against cold weather a
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Every #sunrise over #GrandCanyon #NationalPark in #Arizona is unique. The way the light hits the rocks and illuminates the sky is different, but one thing that is the same: it’s breathtakingly beautiful. Photo @grandcanyonnps courtesy of Scotty Perkins (@
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Wispy clouds float over #JacksonLake as the sun slowly sinks behind the Teton mountains at #GrandTeton #NationalPark in #Wyoming. Snow still covers the towering, jagged mountains, but daytime temperatures are climbing into the 60s. Now that the roads are
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Welcome to one of the hottest, driest, lowest place on earth. #DeathValley #NationalPark is a land of extremes and striking contrast. It also has some amazing #sunsets. Photo Mesquite Flat Dunes by Steve Perry (http://ift.tt/18oFfjl). #findyourpark #usint
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#Sunset lights up water and sky at Necedah National #WildlifeRefuge in Wisconsin. The refuge, known to early homesteaders as the Great #Wisconsin Swamp, provides important habitat for endangered species like the Karner blue butterfly and whooping crane. O
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Red rocks frame a #moonrise against dreamy blue skies at #Arches National Park (@archesnps) in #Utah. Soaring pinnacles, massive fins and more than 2,000 natural stone arches create a geologic wonderland where inspiration and the imagination reign. Photo
