Eagerly, albeit awkwardly, I gathered sacred smoke wafting from an abalone shell full of burning sage into my hands, rubbed my hands together as if washing them, and then gently pulled small clouds of smoke over my head, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, heart, stomach and legs.

As much as Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska showcases rivers of ice, the park's landscape also has a reputation of letting go, literally, with a rush of mud, rocks, and other debris that coats glaciers from time to time.

From the Florida Keys up into Georgia, Hurricane Ian was prompting units of the National Park System to shutter their operations before the storm hits.

Armed with $80,000, and labor from a New York City career and technical high school, the National Park Service has rebuilt a foot bridge at Morristown National Historical Park in New Jersey.