Stories in this issue Winter 2016: National Parks Issue

Get inspired for your next U.S. National Parks visit!

I will never forget the first time I went to a National Park.

Eight National Parks, two couples, three weeks and one car

ellowstone National Park's geothermal features make this park one of the most fascinating and unique in the country. Photographer Bennett Root, Jr. captures the beauty and wonder of Yellowstone.

From horseback camping trips to cars and modern lodgings, visiting Yellowstone has changed over time

loud thumping on my porch woke me up.  My heart was racing as I crept from my bed to the nearby window.  Slowly I peeked out and discovered a huge buffalo staring right at me.  Only a thin sheet of glass separated us.  She huffed and stamped her hoofs and shook her massive head.  I…

Plus important Grand Teton National Park Foundation Initiatives

hen President Theodore Roosevelt visited the Grand Canyon in 1903, he asked our ancestors to keep it for their children, their children’s children — which would be us — and all who come after us as “the one great sight which every American should see.” More than a century later, my knees jellied as I looked…

rom atop the south rim of the Grand Canyon, the trail down appears daunting. It weaves and snakes its way amid the layers of rocks, eventually vanishing from sight. I take a deep breath, step off the edge and begin my descent into this vast and imposing abyss. Most folks only see the Grand Canyon…

“I find that in contemplating the natural world my pleasure is greater if there are not too many others contemplating it with me, at the same time.” – Edward Abbey This Land was Made For You and Me… And Them he National Parks Service (NPS) kicked off its centennial celebration on the heels of a record-breaking…