Desert landscape, Fiery Furnace rock formations, Arches National Park. Design Pics/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: depphotos093021
When I see images of the great outdoors, my heart aches to travel to those places. Seriously, there are some absolutely beautiful places in the world. And many of those places will be free to visit this upcoming week…
April 21st to the 29th is National Park Week. So it’s a perfect time to put on some hiking shoes and grab a camelbak and pretend to be a nature enthusiast for a day or two (that’s always my attitude until I realize being outdoorsy means no showering sometimes and bugs…). But really, who can beat fresh air, pretty scenery and some good old fashion fun. Park Service Director Johathan B. Jarvis believes that “All 397 national parks are great places to get some exercise while taking in spectacular scenery or learning something new.”
Hopefully you’re not forced to learn something like how to outrun a mountain lion…
If you can’t make it out for National Park Week, that’s too bad. But thankfully Newscom has all the pictures you need to see the beautiful sites in nature. So check out these images (and the more we have back at Newscom) of National Parks.
USA, Virginia, Shenandoah National Park, Dark Hollow Falls. Charles Gurche / DanitaDelimont.com "Danita Delimont Photography"/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: ddpphotos301769
USA, Washington, Olympic National Park, Shi Shi Beach. Charles Gurche / DanitaDelimont.com "Danita Delimont Photography"/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: ddpphotos303795
Forest, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mount Lassen, California, USA. Raymond Klass Danita Delimont Photography/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: ddpphotos338266
USA, Pacific Northwest, Alaska. Fascinating Three Hole Point in Kenai Fjords National Park. Jerry Ginsberg / DanitaDelimont.com Danita Delimont Photography/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: ddpphotos367049
USA, Alaska, Katmai National Park, Young Adult Female Coastal Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) resting along salmon spawning stream by Kinak Bay on autumn morning. Paul Souders / DanitaDelimont.com Danita Delimont Photography/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: ddpphotos367112
Littoral explosions, caused by seawater seeping into the supplying lava tube, sends bits of molten lava more than 30 meters into the air at Waikupanaha ocean entry point in Kalapana, Hawaii, USA, 04 July 2008. Bruce Omori/EPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: epaphotosfour340692
Carlsbad Caverns, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, New Mexico, United States of America, North America. Adam Woolfitt/Robert Harding/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: rhphotos026792
Landscape, Joshua Tree National Park, California, United States of America, North America. Colin Brynn/Robert Harding/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: rhphotos151021
Aug 26, 2004 - Utah, United States - Arches National Park, Utah. ZUMA Press/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: zumakonawest000637
The Carbon River Rainforest trail in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state. Jonathan Alcorn/ZUMA Press/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: zumaphotos223967
You may also be interested in these other posts about National Parks on FocalPoint:
Around the World: Arches National Park
Around the World: Yosemite National Park
Tags: arches, mount rainier, national park week, national parks, shenandoah, yellowstone