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Colorado

Colorado National Monument, Colorado, USA – a view of the Southwest

2020-Aug-11

Colorado National Monument preserves one of the grand landscapes of the American West. But this treasure is much more than a monument. Towering monoliths...

California

Yosemite National Park, California, USA — one of the ‘classic’ National Parks in the USA

2020-Jul-22

The Park in a nutshell 3.027 square km of wild land with an impressive landscape in Central California, in the western part of the Sierra...

Arizona

Saguaro National Park, Arizona, USA — near Tucson

2020-Jul-06

The Saguaro Cactus can reach a height of about 30 ft (10 m) and an age of approximately 200 years. The first 'arms' appear...

Colorado

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA

2020-Jul-02

Throughout its 415 square miles of rock-ribbed wildness, Rocky Mountain National Park truly is a land of superlatives. Here, at least 60 mountains exceed...

Arizona

Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA — one of the greatest National Parks in the World

2020-Jul-01

The Park in a nutshell Some rocks at the canyon bottom are estimated to be close to 2000 million years old. The Canyon itself has...

Utah

Zion National Park, Utah, USA

2020-Jun-26

The Park in a nutshell Located in Southwestern Utah , Zion National Park encompasses some of the most scenic canyon country in the United States....

Arizona

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, The Dam & Lake Powell near Page, AZ

2020-Jun-23

3 top attractions near the city of Page in Arizona: the Glen Canyon recreation area with the dam at Lake Powell, the Horseshoe Bend...

Utah

Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA

2020-Jun-23

Capitol Reef National Park Capitol Reef National Park is characterized by sandstone formations, cliffs and canyons, and a 100-mile long wrinkle in the earth's crust...

Utah

Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA

2020-Jun-23

The Park in a nutshell The park can be seen as a 3 section area: Island in the Sky District, Maze District, Needles District. And...

Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

2020-Jun-07

Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park. Located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, it is home to a large variety...

South Dakota

Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA

2020-Jun-06

Land of Stone and Light The formations in Badlands National Park and badlands formations around the world are the end-product of two simple processes: deposition and erosion. Deposition is the...

South Dakota

Wind Cave National Park & Jewel Cave National Monument

2020-Jun-06

Wind Cave National Park Adjacent to Custer State Park, 7 mi north of Hot Springs on US 385 The limestone cave got its name due to...

South Dakota

Mt. Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, USA

2020-Jun-04

Mount Rushmore memorializes the birth, growth, preservation and development of the United States of America. Between 1927 and 1941, Gutzon Borglum and 400 workers...

Virginia

Jamestown, Virginia, USA — a settlement established in 1607

2020-Jun-02

History of Jamestown Jamestown Was Established May 14, 1607 The Virginia Company of England made a daring proposition: sail to the new, mysterious land, which they...

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