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Pretty as a Picture: The Delaware Water Gap
Published December 31, 2016
The Delaware River looks equally at home in an oil painting.
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The River that Trapped Itself
Published December 17, 2016
The Gunnison is forced to stay on this beaten path, unable to leave the valley.
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Where the Organ Pipes Grow
Published December 4, 2016
Tall, branch-like cacti provide shelter for animals at the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
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Look Again: It’s Not Snow
Published November 27, 2016
These white mounds are the world’s largest gypsum dune field, centerpiece of the White Sands National Monument.
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Cape Cod National Seashore
Published November 25, 2016
“A man may stand there and put all America behind him.”
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Kilauea’s Lava Pours Into the Pacific
Published November 20, 2016
Molten rock meets the sea in the latest episode in a long-lived eruption.
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Way Down Yonder on the Chattahoochee
Published November 13, 2016
The river supplies Atlanta with its drinking water and a bit of recreational fun.
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Everglades National Park
Published November 12, 2016
Management and restoration features are visible in Florida’s unique subtropical wilderness.
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A Curious Ensemble of Wonderful Features
Published October 16, 2016
Parts of the Glen Canyon that John Wesley Powell explored in 1869 have been submerged by Lake Powell.
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Paw Paw Bends
Published October 8, 2016
A particularly curvy part of the Potomac River was a formidable challenge for C&O Canal engineers.
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The ‘Land of Giants’
Published September 27, 2016
Roughly one-third of the world’s naturally occurring sequoias grow in 75 groves in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
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Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve
Published September 11, 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.
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