Here’s a little inspiration for your next visit to a U.S. National Park. From Hawaii Volcanoes to Yellowstone, there is something for everyone, all times of the year, at these national treasures.
Mount Rainier and Reflection Lake; Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Photo by Greg Vaughn.
Badlands at sunset from Sage Creek Basin Overlook; Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Photo by Greg Vaughn.
Bison and ice-covered Cottonwood trees in Lamar Valley in winter; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Photo by Greg Vaughn.
Last light on Delicate Arch; Arches National Park, Utah. Photo by Greg Vaughn.
False Kiva, Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Photo by Greg Vaughn.
Wizard Island and Crater Lake in winter snow; Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. Photo by Greg Vaughn.
Zabriskie Point badlands, Death Valley National Park, California. Photo by Greg Vaughn.
Saint Mary Lake and Wild Goose Island just after sunrise; Glacier National Park, Montana. Photo by Greg Vaughn.
Bison and steam from geysers at Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Photo by Greg Vaughn.
Joshua Trees at sunrise, Lost Horse Valley, with Jumbo Rocks in the background; Joshua Tree National Park, California. Photo by Greg Vaughn.
Pu’u O’o eruption, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Photo by Greg Vaughn.
Fountaining lava from Kilauea east rift zone eruption near Pu’u O’o vent; Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Island of Hawaii. Photo by Greg Vaughn.
Lava flow from Pu’u O’o rift eruption; Kilauea volcano, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Island of Hawaii. Photo by Greg Vaughn.
Monument Valley with Navajo man posing on horseback at John Ford?s Point; Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park on the Utah-Arizona border. Photo by Greg Vaughn.
Mount Rainier from Yakima Park in the Sunrise area of Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington. Photo by Greg Vaughn.
Couple with backpacks hiking on Sahale Arm Trail, Cascade Pass, North Cascades National Park, Washington. Photo by Greg Vaughn.