National Parks

Perhaps America's greatest contribution to world culture is the concept of the national park, which began in 1876 in Yellowstone. (You can find much more information about Yellowstone National Park in the TRS episode Ever-Changing Yellowstone.) Here are some images from few of our other national treasures.

Even with a blue sky overhead, the Needles snag late spring snow showers.

Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado

These two doors encompass most of the living quarters in the Bales cabin, where eleven people lived.

Great Smoky National Park
Tennessee

Grinnell Point glows above Swiftcurrent Lake in the first rays of dawn.

Glacier National Park
Montana

This picture can also be seen in the TRS issue
Crown Of The Continent.

Light plays across the arch of Half Dome.

Yosemite National Park
California

The sandstone of Mesa Arch frames the distant La Sal Mountains.

Canyonlands National Park
Utah

Lobstermen work their traps in Seal Cove.

Acadia National Park
Maine