Along the windswept northwestern coast of Newfoundland where four ancient cultures once lived off the sea’s bounty, a lone caribou grazed, indifferent to my family’s delight and seemingly safe in the knowledge that it can no longer be hunted in this protected landscape. We held up a card from Port au Choix National Historic Site that warned us to stay at least three bus lengths away from this gorgeous species at risk. There was a thumb-size rectangle cut out of the cardboard.

After going nearly nine years without its topgallant masts, the three-masted Balclutha at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park has three new masts in place. National Park Service crews on September 14 raised the third and final topgallant mast on the 1886 National Historic Landmark ship.

The fate of feral horses at Cumberland Island National Seashore is in the hands of a federal judge who must decide whether the National Park Service's hands-off approach to the horses and their impacts is justified.

A long fence line of gneiss, limestone, and dolomite rising to nearly 14,000 feet above sea level, the jagged Teton Range in western Wyoming catches your attention every time you see it, not just the first. The linear range that is much of the state's border with Idaho is captivating, whether you're a climber, skier, hiker, or simply one who marvels at nature.