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Looking Down on Potomac Water Gap
Published January 17, 2017
The scenic double water gap near Harpers Ferry has impressed onlookers for centuries.
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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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