A WINDOW INTO THE WILD

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Real places, photographed by real people. Images are resized and compressed for this site and may be cropped in the layout. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

El Capitan, Half Dome and Bridalveil Fall seen from Tunnel View in Yosemite National Park.

Yosemite

DAVID ILIFF; resized and converted to WebP

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An aerial view of the blue and orange Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone

Jim Peaco / National Park Service; resized and converted to WebP

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Sunlight and rain clouds over the layered cliffs of Grand Canyon National Park.

Grand Canyon

Romain Guy; resized and converted to WebP

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The sandstone walls of Pine Creek Canyon seen from Canyon Overlook in Zion National Park.

Zion

Óðinn; resized and converted to WebP

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A panorama of orange hoodoos in the Bryce Amphitheater seen from Sunrise Point.

Bryce Canyon

Tuxyso / Wikimedia Commons; resized and converted to WebP

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Moss-covered trees and ferns in the Hoh Rain Forest at Olympic National Park.

Olympic

Jeff Hollett (jhvanwa); resized and converted to WebP

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Waves meeting the rocky Atlantic coastline of Acadia National Park.

Acadia

Sixlocal; resized and converted to WebP

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Tall coast redwoods and ferns in Redwood National Park.

Redwood

National Park Service Digital Image Archives; resized and converted to WebP

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The Teton Range lit by sunrise and reflected in water at Schwabacher Landing.

Grand Teton

Eric Kilby; resized and converted to WebP

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Joshua trees, desert shrubs and boulders under a cloudy sky in Joshua Tree National Park.

Joshua Tree

NPS / Paul Martinez; resized and converted to WebP

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Autumn foliage in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Great Smoky Mountains

Benjiho (English Wikivoyage); resized and converted to WebP

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Sawgrass, palms and open sky in Everglades National Park.

Everglades

NPS / Daniel Miguel; resized and converted to WebP

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Clear turquoise water and the beach at Ofu in National Park of American Samoa.

American Samoa

NPS Photo / Eymard Bangcoro; resized and converted to WebP

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Warm evening light on Delicate Arch in Arches National Park.

Arches

NPS Photo; resized and converted to WebP

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Layered rock formations and rugged peaks in Badlands National Park.

Badlands

NPS Photo; resized and converted to WebP

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The Rio Grande beneath the steep walls of Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park.

Big Bend

NPS / B. Trester; resized and converted to WebP

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Boca Chita Key lighthouse and turquoise water, with Miami in the distance, in Biscayne National Park.

Biscayne

NPS photo; resized and converted to WebP

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The deep gorge and Painted Wall in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.

Black Canyon

NPS Photo/Lynch; resized and converted to WebP

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Mesa Arch framing distant rock formations in Canyonlands National Park.

Canyonlands

NPS/Neal Herbert; resized and converted to WebP

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Red sandstone cliffs behind the historic Fruita barn in Capitol Reef National Park.

Capitol Reef

NPS Photo; resized and converted to WebP

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Giant Dome and Twin Domes in the Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

Carlsbad Caverns

NPS / Michael Larson; resized and converted to WebP

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Yellow coreopsis flowers and the lighthouse on Anacapa Island in Channel Islands National Park.

Channel Islands

Derek Lohuis, National Park Service; resized and converted to WebP

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Tall balanced rock formations and distant mountains at Chiricahua.

Chiricahua

NPS Photo; resized and converted to WebP

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Sunlight filtering through the floodplain forest and cypress knees in Congaree National Park.

Congaree

NPS Photo; resized and converted to WebP

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Blue Crater Lake surrounding Wizard Island in Crater Lake National Park.

Crater Lake

NPS Photo; resized and converted to WebP

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Brandywine Falls and the viewing boardwalk in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Cuyahoga Valley

NPS Photo / D.J. Reiser; resized and converted to WebP

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Sunlight breaking through clouds above the salt flats, viewed from Dantes View in Death Valley National Park.

Death Valley

NPS / Jan Vanderlay; resized and converted to WebP

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A snow-covered mountain above tundra, viewed from Stony Overlook in Denali National Park and Preserve.

Denali

NPS Photo / Nathan Kostegian; resized and converted to WebP

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The brick walls and moat of Fort Jefferson beside the sea in Dry Tortugas National Park.

Dry Tortugas

NPS Photo / Maria Belen Farias; resized and converted to WebP

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The winding Alatna River between remote mountain ridges in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve.

Gates of the Arctic

NPS Photo / Sean Tevebaugh; resized and converted to WebP

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The Gateway Arch rising above its landscaped grounds at sunset in St. Louis.

Gateway Arch

NPS/Jennifer Clark; resized and converted to WebP

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A stone bridge over a turquoise river along Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park.

Glacier

NPS; resized and converted to WebP

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Floating ice and snowy mountains in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.

Glacier Bay

NPS Photo / B. Whitehead; resized and converted to WebP

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An elevated view of the historic buildings along Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park.

Hot Springs

NPS photo/Mitch Smith; resized and converted to WebP

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A sandy Lake Michigan beach beneath grassy dunes in Indiana Dunes National Park.

Indiana Dunes

NPS Photo; resized and converted to WebP

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An aerial view of the forested islands and blue water of Belle Harbor in Isle Royale National Park.

Isle Royale

NPS Photo / Paul Brown; resized and converted to WebP

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A brown bear catching a leaping salmon at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park and Preserve.

Katmai

NPS/David Jacob; resized and converted to WebP

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Steep snowy mountains and glacier-carved coastal inlets in Kenai Fjords National Park.

Kenai Fjords

NPS Photo, S. Rainone; resized and converted to WebP

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Granite cliffs enclosing a forested valley in Kings Canyon National Park.

Kings Canyon

NPS/Rick Cain; resized and converted to WebP

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Low sunlight across the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes and a winding creek in Kobuk Valley National Park.

Kobuk Valley

NPS Photo; resized and converted to WebP

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Mountains and clouds reflected in calm Lake Clark in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.

Lake Clark

NPS Photo / James Kramer; resized and converted to WebP

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Lassen Peak above blue Lake Helen in Lassen Volcanic National Park.

Lassen Volcanic

NPS Photo; resized and converted to WebP

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An illuminated passage and walking route inside Mammoth Cave National Park.

Mammoth Cave

NPS Photo/ Thomas DiGiovannangelo; resized and converted to WebP

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Cliff Palace buildings sheltered beneath a sandstone alcove in Mesa Verde National Park.

Mesa Verde

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Sunset lighting the snowy summit and glaciers of Mount Rainier.

Mount Rainier

NPS Photo / Emily Brouwer; resized and converted to WebP

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A broad bend in the New River surrounded by green hills, viewed from Grandview.

New River Gorge

NPS photo/Louise McLaughlin; resized and converted to WebP

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Forested slopes, snowfields and mountain peaks along Cascade Pass in North Cascades National Park.

North Cascades

NPS Photo/D. Dixon; resized and converted to WebP

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Evening light on the colorful Painted Desert in Petrified Forest National Park.

Petrified Forest

NPS Photo; resized and converted to WebP

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Golden light on the tall rock spires of Pinnacles National Park.

Pinnacles

NPS Photo/ Katherine Fielding; resized and converted to WebP

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Autumn vegetation and mountain slopes reflected in Cub Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Rocky Mountain

NPS/J.Marino; resized and converted to WebP

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Saguaro cacti covering a rocky desert hillside with mountains in the distance in Saguaro National Park.

Saguaro

National Park Service Digital Image Archives; resized and converted to WebP

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Looking up the massive trunk of the General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park.

Sequoia

Drakonfly; resized and converted to WebP

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Visitors overlooking rolling autumn-colored mountains in Shenandoah National Park.

Shenandoah

NPS Photo / Neal Lewis; resized and converted to WebP

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Layered badlands and green valleys seen from River Bend Overlook in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Theodore Roosevelt

NPS Photo / Mark Meyers; resized and converted to WebP

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White sand and turquoise water at Trunk Bay in Virgin Islands National Park.

Virgin Islands

NPS Photo; resized and converted to WebP

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A quiet lake viewed through the forest in Voyageurs National Park.

Voyageurs

NPS Photo / Billy Flynn; resized and converted to WebP

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Soft morning light across gypsum dunes and distant mountains in White Sands National Park.

White Sands

NPS Natural Resources; resized and converted to WebP

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The delicate crisscrossing calcite formations known as boxwork in Wind Cave National Park.

Wind Cave

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Glaciers, coastal water and snowy peaks in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.

Wrangell–St. Elias

NPS Photo/ Neal Herbert; resized and converted to WebP

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Pines and rocky mountain slopes along the bristlecone trail in Great Basin National Park.

Great Basin

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Golden sand dunes below snowy peaks in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.

Great Sand Dunes

NPS/Patrick Myers; resized and converted to WebP

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The Guadalupe Mountains reflected in seasonal water across the salt flats.

Guadalupe Mountains

NPS/Yates; resized and converted to WebP

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Sunset above a sea of clouds from Haleakala National Park.

Haleakalā

NPS Photo; resized and converted to WebP

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Clouds filling Kilauea Iki crater at sunrise in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes

NPS Photo/J. Wei; resized and converted to WebP

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Two bison standing in the snow in Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park.

Wildlife in Yellowstone

NPS / Ashton Hooker; resized and converted to WebP

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