To go from the shining white granite of Yosemite and the Eastern Sierra to the glowing red rocks of Utah is a bit of a culture shock, but one that I was really looking forward to on this trip. Finally got to visit @cedarbreaksnps and loved every second- especially the fact that Bristlecone Pines are growing along the rim of the amphitheater, putting two of my favorite elements of two of my favorite national parks in conversation with each other- the hoodoos of Bryce and the Bristlecones of Great Basin. Cedar Breaks is a gem.

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- In Cedar Breaks National Monument, you are on Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute), Pueblos, and Southern Paiute land. #FindYourPark

- @sonyalpha #sonyalpha #sonyalpha7riv, #shotwithhoya’s polarizer on a 70-300mm.

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If there was one shot I hoped to get on this past trip, it was one like this- where the raw beauty and detail and biodiversity of the Sonoran Desert was totality visible and all at once. This panorama is about 15 photos, all stitched together to give you an entire view of the wonderful landscape of Saguaro National Park.

Good morning, Flickr! This is probably one of my favorite pictures that I’ve ever taken. This is actually *NINE* images all stitched together and merged to create a realistic panorama of the Golden Gate Bridge. I spent an hour or two wandering The Presidio last week getting these images and soaking in the atmosphere (and the fog!) of San Francisco.

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Monument Valley isn’t just the iconic landscape of the American Southwest across history and pop culture, it is still a living and breathing and active community within the Navajo Nation- Tsé Bii’ Ndzisgaii, or Valley of Rocks.Traveling through this region is not akin to traveling through a National Park- you are often very close to homes and the patterns of everyday life in the Navajo Nation. Mindfulness of the privilege of being here is the way to go.

Across Utah and Arizona, you are in the Navajo Nation. In Navajo, sacred land is referred to as Diné Bikéyah. This land belongs to the people. Hopitutskwa, Pueblos, and Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute) land is also found across these two states and at archeological sites. It is an honor to see them.

Happy #worldphotographyday from one of the most strange and special places I’ve ever been: Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument’s Great Chamber. Officially part of a geological structure called Cutler Point, The Great Chamber is an open sandstone dome with a tall sand hill at its center, created by wind blasting away at the sandstone walls and carving the dome out of the mountain. The Great Chamber makes you work for the iconic shot- it’s a 25 mile drive from Kanab, Utah, mostly on backcountry roads that require a 4x4. And then, when you’re there, the trail from the road to the dome is steep but short- and all sand. Deep sand. And sandstone. But still, even as I emerged from the trail, exhausted, and having to sit down and rest before I even attempted to capture the beauty, I knew it was worth it. Those first few moments of just trying to catch my breath in The Great Chamber, even before I squeezed off a single shot, made me drink in the beauty of the place and be thankful that photography had gotten me to go to such a wild place.

Across Utah and Arizona, you are in the Navajo Nation. In Navajo, sacred land is referred to as Diné Bikéyah. This land belongs to the people. Hopitutskwa, Pueblos, and Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute) land is also found across these two states and at archeological sites and natural sites. It is an honor to see them.

The dynamic diversity found in Everglades National Park is driven by the the sheer dynamism of the weather found in this environment- tropical and rainy, the Everglades can often be gloomy, grey, and wet. On the day that I took this picture, a blanket of clouds covered the entire park and boxed in the scenery. But then, as the sun began to sink towards the horizon and break through the clouds, a magic show began.

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#evergladesphotocontest2022 #FindYourPark #everglades #evergladesnationalpark @usinterior @nationalparkservice

In @evergladesnps, you are on Seminole and Tequesta land. #FindYourPark

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- #wildlifephotography #wildlife

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Some places and some songs just go well together:

Maybe the season /

The colors change in the valley skies /

Dear God, I've sealed my fate /

Running through Hell, Heaven can wait /

Long road to ruin there in your eyes /

Under the cold streetlights /

No tomorrow, no dead end in sight - foo fighters

️- In Death Valley National Park, you are on Shoshone land. #FindYourPark

- shot on a #sonya7riv. Edited in #Lightroom.

From July 2022:

One last day in this joyful place. I love wilderness. I love solitude. I love how these two wonderful qualities are found in abundance in National Parks. That said, sometimes, and especially in our oldest and more historic National Parks, there is a spot that everyone goes to and partakes in what I call "traditional tourist activities". That usually means seeing the most iconic or typical overview of the park they're in. Old Faithful is a great example of this. Mather Point, too. Here in Sequoia? It's the Sherman Tree. Seeing people pour into the Sequoia grove and marvel at the largest tree on Earth is joyful. There's electricity in the air. Happiness is found in spades. And there's a sense of solemn and noble purpose too; people have made the pilgrimage to this park, now it is time to act upon the place as generations before us have, too. That's usually executed in everyone gathering for a picture with the tree. But what stands out to me is the reaction immediately following or preceding the picture: pure awe that you're in the presence of something so ancient, so massive, and so pure, and so universal. Nearly everyone who has journeyed to Sequoia has done this. That sense of joy and awe and purpose is palpable. National Parks are landscapes of nature, yes, but also of emotion. This particular landscape is a landmark of joy. I'm going to miss Sequoia National Park very much. I didn't expect how much I would love it, but here we are. Joyous.

🌐- In Sequoia National Park, you are on Western Mono land. #FindYourPark

- shot on a #sonya7riv, #shotwithhoya’s polarizer with a 50 mm lens. Edited in #Lightroom.

📍 - #Sequoia #SequoiaNationalPark #California

- #Landscape

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Happy 86th anniversary to Joshua Tree National Park, which was designated as a National Monument on this day by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on this day in 1936. Joshua Tree National Park really did a number on me. I’ve fallen in love with other parks upon my first visit before like Bryce, or Yellowstone, or Smoky, but Joshua Tree is so weird and surreal and captivating in a whole new way.

Joshua Tree feels like an alien world. It's not the same alien beauty of Yellowstone, which has its "traditional" wilderness beauty augmented by the bizarre sights of steam and colorful springs, where the ethereal motion of steam and water add a kinetic layer to the land. Joshua Tree isn’t the same as the alien beauty of Bryce, whose weird hoodoo shapes and forms become charming and enchanting as you make your way around or into the amphitheater. Instead, Joshua Tree’s essential strangeness comes in the downright stark and bleak beauty of sun-bleached rocks providing a backdrop to artfully the twisted and convoluted outlines of beautiful trees, each one with its own personality and a story to tell. Joshua Tree is a Dali painting come to life in stone and flora and fauna.

It's. Just. So. Different.

- In Joshua Tree, California, you are on Newe (Western Shoshone) and Yuhaviatam/Maarenga’yam (Serrano) land. #FindYourPark

📷- @sonyalpha #sonyalpha #sonyalpha7riv, #shotwithhoya’s polarizer on a 70-300mm. ISO 100, f11, 1/125

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Today is the 137th anniversary of the dedication and unveiling of The Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable symbols of American culture. She is, of course, a personification of the Libertas, the Roman Goddess of liberty and freedom and all the usual patriotic themes that are the hallmarks of an American worldview. That being said, her symbolism and her deeper meanings as a symbol of inclusion and immigration are what truly undergird her as a hallmark of American culture.

Fatefully, she is an immigrant herself- conceived and built in France and given to America as a gift, her creator, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi deemed her as tacit sign that enlightenment and liberty had a home in America. Additionally- she was built next to Ellis Island: the gateway to America for scores of European immigrants pouring into the country during the turn of the last century. Liberty soon became a sign of welcome, a symbol for the oppressed, and a wide marker of acceptance for all into the greater American culture. Therefore, she is a perfect symbol of American culture at its best- one of immigrants, acceptance, and freedom.

- This is a composite shot of Independence Day fireworks, merged with a shot of The Statue of Liberty to simulate what a ‘true to eye’ firework experience is at the Statue of Liberty, when the shells are launched around Manhattan. The fireworks are shot on on a 70-300mm lens at ISO 500, f12, 5 second exposures merged with a single shot of the statue at 1/100, f22.

- In New York City, you are on Munsee Lenape land.

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"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she

With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Super excited about this one. Hawk Hill is one intense place to go shooting, especially at night, and especially when it’s foggy. What I love about this photograph is that you can actually see the fog moving above the Golden Gate Bridge but you can also see it floating right in front of the hills and catching the beams of light from passing cars. The whole experience was surreal and ethereal and otherworldly; you feel like you’re perched above San Francisco, with the whole of the city and The Bay spread before you while the very air and sky in front of you glows and undulates and flashes with streaks of shimmering iridescent vapor. And of course, there’s The Golden Gate Bridge, looming in front of you, overpowering all in its presence, and happily spanning the whole horizon and defining the space. San Francisco is magic.

In Golden Gate National Recreation Area, you are on Muwekma, Ohlone, and Ramaytush land. #FindYourPark

#sonyalpha #bealpha #sonya7riv, #shotwithhoya’s polarizer on a 70-300 mm. Edited in #lightroom.

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Sometimes, the second you’re done traveling, and in the absence of all that motion and purpose and fun and discovery, you immediately miss it. You crave it. You could have just gotten off the plane. You could have just unpacked your bag. It doesn’t matter. You’ll get in the car, put on some music, start to drive, and realize you’re not doing to see something new. You’re not going to see something exciting or relaxing. This is just a regular old drive to run errands or pick up groceries. It’s not one of those special drives down a winding road laden with purpose and anticipation. It’s just a regular day. And on that regular day you begin to crave adventure again.

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- In Sequoia National Park, you are on Western Mono/Monache land. #FindYourPark

- shot on a #sonya7riv, #shotwithhoya’s polarizer with a 24 mm lens. Edited in #Lightroom.

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Just wanted to say thanks for such a warm welcome back to Flickr. I've had this account for over 10 years but I've finally decided to start using it more religiously thanks to the internet not really having a dedicated forum for photography, these days. I'm overjoyed by the warm welcome and feedback I've gotten here. I've found my people!

Here's Yosemite on a cool summer night. This is a long exposure to get the light on the mountains and a short exposure to capture the sky, merged together in Lightroom.

- In Yosemite National Park, you are on Sierra Miwok land. #FindYourPark

- shot on a #sonya7riv, #shotwithhoya’s polarizer with a 50 mm lens. Edited in #Lightroom.

📍 #Yosemite #YosemiteNationalPark #YosemiteValley #California

#Landscape #LandscapePhotography

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As I went for my run, last night, there was a beautiful lightning storm happening over the Everglades. Summer is on her way. Can’t wait.

- In The Everglades, you are on Seminole and Miccosukee land. #FindYourPark

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Really, is there anything better than taking in this view in Kings Canyon National Park? It feels like this boulder was meant to be sat upon and has a front row seat to all of that pure California wilderness.

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- In Kings Canyon, you are on Western Mono land. #FindYourPark

- shot on a #sonya7riv, #shotwithhoya’s polarizer with a 50 mm lens. Edited in #Lightroom. 📍#kingscanyonnationalpark #kingscanyon #sequoianationalpark #sequoia - #landscape #landscapephotography - #usinterior #experienceyouramerica #nationalparkgeek #nationalparkwonders #flickr #flickrfeature _nationalparks #national_park_photography #nationalpark #nationalparkservice _shots #yes_busa #tlpicks #artofvisuals #agameoftones _shot #lensbible #photooftheday #earthfocus #sonyalpha #bealpha : @sonyalpha @Lightroom @flickr @NationalParkService @USInterior @nationalparkgeek @bestoftheusa_nationalparks @national_park_photographer

I usually say Everglades National Park is the hardest national park to photograph in. I don’t resent it for that; I respect it. The Everglades is subtle. The Everglades is challenging. High sawgrass prevents you from getting a glimpse of the landscape, save for at specific “windows” or gaps in the brush. The animals can be rare and taciturn.

This weekend, however? Easy.

I can’t believe I got this shot.

The heron didn’t fly off.

The sun and clouds cooperated.

The trees were perfectly lit.

This is EXACTLY what The Everglades is.

This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset, eternal dawn and gloaming, on seas and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls.

- John Muir

- In The Everglades, you are on Seminole and Miccosukee land. #FindYourPark

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You know what’s fun about FLICKR? Getting to revisit old photos and old destinations so you can bring them into your gallery. Here’s Bryce back in December- the snowiest December the park had in 10 years, according to rangers. I was delighted by this. I don’t think I’m ever going to get over the fact that I saw this in person. The moment was perfect. The sun came out. The snow kept falling. The colors of the canyon became more and more vibrant and everything glittered under the snow and ice. Perfection.

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🌐- In Bryce Canyon National Park, you are on Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute), Pueblos, and Southern Paiute land.

- shot on a #sonya7riv, polarizer with a 50 mm lens. Edited in #Lightroom.

📍 #brycecanyon #brycecanyonnationalpark #utah #utah_landscape #utah_photographer

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#onthisday in 1919, 104 years ago, Grand Canyon National Park was established. Although it had previously been a National Monument, and even in spite of its sublime beauty and scale, conservationists fought an uphill battle to safeguard this iconic segment of the American landscape. Locals wanted Arizona to manage the land. They wanted to mine it. They wanted to make it a tourist trap, akin to Niagara Falls. These myopic instances have always amused me but they really reveal the necessity of the National Park Service and the function of a National Park; to save the best of our land, the best of our history for ourselves and sometimes, from ourselves. Today, The Grand Canyon is the second-most visited National Park next to Great Smoky Mountains and perhaps one of the most emblematic of the National Park endeavor.

To me? The Grand Canyon (and Petrified Forest) were my first National Parks outside of Florida. As a small child, my parents took me up and down the East Coast of the US to see all the historical NPS units, but at the ripe old age of 10, they took me to Arizona for my first taste of western wilderness. I often say that my life was never the same after visiting certain National Parks, and The Grand Canyon is one of those parks. Seeing the deepest canyon on earth and marveling at rock that was 1.8 billion years old fundamentally changed my outlook on nature. And, the rest, of course, is history.

- In @grandcanyonnps, you are on Havasupai, Hopi, Pueblos, and Southern Paiute land. #FindYourPark

- @sonyalpha #sonyalpha #sonyalpha7riv, #shotwithhoya’s polarizer on a 70-300mm. ISO 100, f14, 1/60

#grandcanyon #thegrandcanyon #grandcanyonnationalpark #grandcanyonnps #arizona #arizonaphotographer #visitarizona #grandcanyonsouthrim #matherpoint #FindYourPark @usinterior @nationalparkservice #usinterior #experienceyouramerica : : #nationalparkgeek @nationalparkgeek @national_park_photographer #bestoftheusa_nationalparks @bestoftheusa_nationalparks #seekmorewilderness #bestoftheusa_nature #bestofthe_usa #national_park_photography #nationalpark #iflnps #nationalparkservice #longexposure_shots #yes_busa

Here’s to a bright end to the week.

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The color palette in Yosemite Valley as the sun sets on a summer day is soulful- bright yellow light fills the space and turns the normally cool and grey soaring walls into temple walls. The shadows deepen into blues and the bright greens of the trees sink back into dark half tones.

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️ - In @yosemitenps, you are on Western Sierra and Miwok land. #FindYourPark

- shot on a #sonya7riv, with a 50 mm lens. Edited in #Lightroom. Full version on @Flickr. #flickrfeature

📍 - #yosemite #yosemitenationalpark @yosemiteconservancy

- #landscape

- #usinterior #nationalparkgeek #flickr

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“Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space. I know of no sculpture, painting or music that exceeds the compelling spiritual command of the soaring shape of granite cliff and dome, of patina of light on rock and forest, and of the thunder and whispering of the falling, flowing waters. At first the colossal aspect may dominate; then we perceive and respond to the delicate and persuasive complex of nature.” - Ansel Adams

Can we make #tectonictuesday a thing? Let’s make #tectonictuesday a thing. Pinnacles is a revelation. Spires and mountains of rock moved by tectonic plates? Probably one of the coolest geological concepts I’ve ever encountered. And, easily, one of the most strangely beautiful and stark environments I’ve ever hiked through. Pinnacles has the best parts of Joshua Tree, Craters of the Moon, and other desert and chaparral parks all rolled into one.

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- In Pinnacles National Park, you are on Chalon land. #FindYourPark - shot on a #sonya7riv, #shotwithhoya’s polarizer with a 70-300 mm lens. ISO 100, f22, 1/1000 secs. Edited in #Lightroom.

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Here's my philosophy for the new school year, which is starting today. There's a lot of bright things ahead. Here's to a new year.

- In @yosemitenps, you are on Miwok and Sierra land. #FindYourPark - shot on a #sonya7riv, #shotwithhoya’s polarizer with a 70-300 mm lens. ISO 1000, f10, 20 secs, composite images. Edited in #Lightroom.

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️- In @deathvalleynps, you are on Shoshone land. #FindYourPark - shot on a #sonya7riv. Edited in #Lightroom. @lightroom. There is a full version of this photo on @flickr. #flickrfeature

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#FindYourPark @usinterior @nationalparkservice

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Happy #WildlifeWednesday from one of my favorite denizens of The Everglades, let alone any National Park around.

- In The Everglades, you are on Seminole and Tequesta land. #FindYourPark

- shot on a #sonya7riv, polarizer with a 70-300 mm lens. Edited in #Lightroom.

📍 #Everglades #evergladesnp @friendsoftheeverglades @tropicalaudubon @nationalparksfl #evergladesnationalpark #floridaexplored #miami #florida #shareevergladesphoto @evergladesnps #fcvoters @fcvoters #roamflorida

- #wildlifephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotographer

- #usinterior #experienceyouramerica #nationalparkgeek #flickr #flickrfeature #nationalparkservice #yes_busa #sonyalpha #bealpha : @sonyalpha @Lightroom @flickr @NationalParkService @USInterior @nationalparkgeek @bestoftheusa_nationalparks @national_park_photographer l #owl #barredowl #barredowls

Happy #wildlifewednesday from this glorious Red Shouldered Hawk I spotted by the visitor center down at Flamingo in Everglades National Park.

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- shot on a #sonya7riv, #shotwithhoya’s polarizer with a 70-300 mm lens. ISO 100, f22, 1/100 secs. Edited in #Lightroom.

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📍 #Everglades #evergladesnp @friendsoftheeverglades @tropicalaudubon @nationalparksfl #evergladesnationalpark #floridaexplored #miami #florida #shareevergladesphoto @evergladesnps ##hashtagflorida #fcvoters @fcvoters #roamflorida

- #wildlifephotography #wildlife

- #usinterior #experienceyouramerica #nationalparkgeek #nationalparkwonders #flickr #flickrfeature #travelwithmoon #nationalparkservice #yes_busa #sonyalpha #bealpha : @sonyalpha @Lightroom @flickr @NationalParkService @USInterior @nationalparkgeek @bestoftheusa_nationalparks @national_park_photographer

Obsessed. I’m obsessed with editing the pictures from this moment of the trip; I’ve had these pictures open in Lightroom since I downloaded the RAW files to my desktop, I’ve created several different versions of this picture, and I’ve made composite images of the scene, trying to exactly replicate how beautiful the light streamed through the trees, how sharp the sequoia needles were against the bright sky, and the overall sublime mood of sunset in Round Meadow in early august. This was my probably the most beautiful moment of the entire trip. It was our first glorious day back in Sequoia and Kings Canyon. After a year of waiting to be back, the park glittered in all its splendor to welcome us back. How could I not be obsessed with this moment and want to capture it and preserve it? Especially when it looks like we stepped into a WPA poster? It was a perfect moment.

- In Sequoia National Park, you are on Western Mono/

Monache land.

shot on a #sonya7riv with #shotwithhoya's polarizer

on a 50 mm. Edited in #lightroom.

Day two in Yosemite was stellar. Literally. Had an amazing day darting around the valley chasing the light and hiking around Mirror Lake and then a fantastic time with my friend, Patrick, catching up and attempting Astrophotography. Patrick can attest to how absolutely blown away I was with the view of the cosmos from Tunnel View. It’s possible to see the stars to this degree in Miami, but there’s something so grand and mysterious and downright beautiful about seeing mountains and stars and the Milky Way all in one amazing vista. I think there was a period of about 5 minutes where I couldn’t take any pictures but just had to stare up at the sky and take it all in. It was a beautiful night and a beautiful moment.

- In Yosemite, you are on Sierra Miwok land

Places like Two Medicine Lake don't even seem real when you consider how perfect they look. #Glacier #glaciernationalpark #glaciernp #glaciernps #gnp #montana

My favorite park on this trip was Glacier National Park, but my favorite moment took place in Grand Teton National Park. As we drove out from Jackson to Yellowstone National Park, we skirted Antelope Flats and came into view of an amazing "wide shot" of the Teton range complete with a herd of bison, standing in the shadow of the peaks. Despite a slight rain falling, we scrambled out of the car and stood witness to a timeless and exhilarating scene. It had long been a dream of mine to see Bison in the wild. Seeing them in such an iconic location made the moment all the more poignant. It's a good thing it was raining because there were definitely tears of joy and awe running down my face. #FindYourPark #GoParks #NPS100 #ShareTheExperience #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkgeek #RockThePark #RTP100 @the59parks #The59Parks #usinterior #adventurevisuals #next100sca #lighttheland #experienceyouramerica #encuentratuparque #youaretheparks #americasbestidea #naturephotousa #hiking_daily #americanappeal #natparkexplorer #goexplr #GrandTetonNationalPark #grandteton #grandtetons #teton #tetons #gtnp #wyoming

#yellowstone #yellowstonenationalpark #ynp #yellowstoneNP #yellowstoneNPS #wyoming #FindYourPark #GoParks #NPS100 #ShareTheExperience #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkgeek #RockThePark #RTP100 @the59parks #The59Parks #usinterior #adventurevisuals #inspiredbyadventure #experienceyouramerica #photosofthenationalparks #nationalparklife #americasbestidea #naturephotousa #hiking_daily #protectpubliclands #natparkexplorer #goexplr #monumentsforall

This picture really doesn't do the size significance of these Stalagmites and the one Giant Dome Column (on right) any justice. THEY ARE HUGE, see the sizes in the reference photo below. (View Original Size to see all the detail). *Trimmed the x and y resolution by about 50 pixels to get this just under the maximum 20Mb flickr single file size limit.

GPS coordinates to Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Datum: WGS 1984

Longitude: 104.445855° W

Latitude: 32.174212° N

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Captured with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM lens.

Our Vacation Video.

Geysers and Hot Springs are already a magical and ethereal phenomenon but those qualities are exponentially heightened at sunset when the sun catches the steam and shimmers. #yellowstone #yellowstonenationalpark #ynp #yellowstoneNP #yellowstoneNPS #wyoming #FindYourPark #GoParks #NPS100 #ShareTheExperience #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkgeek #RockThePark #RTP100 @the59parks #The59Parks #usinterior #adventurevisuals #inspiredbyadventure #experienceyouramerica #photosofthenationalparks #nationalparklife #americasbestidea #naturephotousa #hiking_daily #protectpubliclands #natparkexplorer #goexplr

THIS CAVERN IS HUGE! (View Original Size to see all the detail)

GPS coordinates to Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Datum: WGS 1984

Longitude: 104.445855° W

Latitude: 32.174212° N

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Captured with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM lens.

Our Vacation Video.

#glacier #glaciernationalpark #glaciernp #glaciernps #gnp #montana #FindYourPark #GoParks #NPS100 #ShareTheExperience #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkgeek #RockThePark #RTP100 @the59parks #The59Parks #usinterior #adventurevisuals #inspiredbyadventure #experienceyouramerica #photosofthenationalparks #nationalparklife #americasbestidea #naturephotousa #hiking_daily #protectpubliclands #natparkexplorer #goexplr

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is one of the most sublime and special places on this Earth. We had three full days in Yellowstone (and two half days as we traveled to and from the park) and each evening, we stopped to see the sunset here. Places like these are transformative and good for your soul. #FindYourPark #GoParks #NPS100 #ShareTheExperience #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkgeek #RockThePark #RTP100 @the59parks #The59Parks #usinterior #adventurevisuals #next100sca #lighttheland #experienceyouramerica #encuentratuparque #youaretheparks #americasbestidea

#yellowstone #yellowstonenationalpark #ynp #yellowstoneNP #yellowstoneNPS #wyoming

This close-up shot of Grand Prismatic Springs is one of my favorite from the trip. The colorful and alien landscape of that part of the park is incredibly eerie and ethereal- steam pours off of the rushing water and the colors are from a wildly flashy palette. #yellowstone #yellowstonenationalpark #ynp #yellowstoneNP #yellowstoneNPS #wyoming #FindYourPark #GoParks #NPS100 #ShareTheExperience #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkgeek #RockThePark #RTP100 @the59parks #The59Parks #usinterior #adventurevisuals #next100sca #lighttheland #experienceyouramerica #encuentratuparque #youaretheparks #americasbestidea

#billbaggsstatepark #FindYourPark #capeflorida #capefloridalighthouse #keybiscayne #biscayne #miami #florida

#BISCAYENENATIONALPARK #FindYourPark #GoParks #parks101 #ShareTheExperience #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkgeek #RockThePark #usinterior #wnpa1938 #alltrails #experienceyouramerica #whyihearttheparks #americasbestidea #naturephotousa #npcollective #protectpubliclands #natparkexplorer #monumentsforall #Biscaynenationalpark

Kenai Fjords National Park,

Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA

Glacier is King. #Glacier #glaciernationalpark #glaciernp #glaciernps #gnp #montana

This little guy was quite agitated we were sharing Pahayokee with him. He squeaked and hooted and flew at us a few times before his momma decided to distract him and the two flew off for what I assume was a hunting lesson. #Everglades #evergladesnp #evergladesnationalpark #evergladesnps #miami #florida #FindYourPark #GoParks #NPS100 #ShareTheExperience #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkgeek #RockThePark #RTP100 @the59parks #The59Parks #usinterior #adventurevisuals #inspiredbyadventure #experienceyouramerica #photosofthenationalparks #nationalparklife #americasbestidea #naturephotousa #hiking_daily #protectpubliclands #natparkexplorer #goexplr