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On the Lookout
Published March 8, 2016
Long before Cape Lookout National Seashore was declared a national tourist treasure, it was home to an important lighthouse and a commercial port. The park has its 50th anniversary this week.
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Mona Island
Published February 28, 2016
The small Puerto Rican island is a natural reserve that has been nicknamed the “Galapagos of the Caribbean.”
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El Malpais National Monument
Published February 21, 2016
In western New Mexico, the landscape’s long volcanic history can be explored above and below the ground.
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Olympic National Park
Published February 14, 2016
There are not many places in the world where you can move from the ocean to a rainforest to a glacier-covered mountain within 100 miles.
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Bandelier National Monument
Published February 10, 2016
The rugged canyons slicing through plateaus in New Mexico’s Bandelier National Monument contain relics from human civilization that date back 11,000 years.
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A New Identity for Denali
Published September 3, 2015
North America’s highest peak is slightly shorter than previously thought.
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Dark Sky Parks
Published November 15, 2014
Areas recognized for their pristine dark skies are the perfect place to catch a glimpse of celestial phenomena.
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Early Snow on the Great Smokies
Published November 4, 2014
A potent weather system with origins in Manitoba moved south across the Great Lakes on Halloween and blew all the way to Florida, bringing snow and hard frost to regions that don't see either in some winters.
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The Loop
Published June 18, 2014
A double oxbow etched into the Colorado Plateau in Canyonlands National Park likely got its shape from an ancestral river.
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Canyonlands’ Grabens
Published June 6, 2014
Sinking blocks of rock created this distinctive network of valleys.
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Yosemite’s Granite
Published April 26, 2014
The landscapes of this national park are dominated by a tough, grainy rock that formed deep underground.
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Hot Springs National Park
Published April 23, 2014
It takes thousands of years for rainwater to seep deep underground, warm up, and return to the surface before bathers can enjoy it in Arkansas.
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