Kings Canyon National Park in California was closed to the public Tuesday due to the approaching KNP wildfire complex that previously led to the closure of Sequoia National Park next door.

Yosemite National Park is a well-known, much-visited park unit with many iconic spots from which to photograph. There’s nothing wrong with getting your own shot of a very popular spot, but while you have your camera out, why not try shooting new perspectives of those landscape icons as well as new subjects to further define North America’s third national park.

George Wuerthner strains credulity when he claims the National Park Service capitulated to Point Reyes ranchers; in fact, the NPS has just capitulated to him.

Decades of fire prevention work by the National Park Service, and endless gallons of water, have given firefighters at Sequoia National Park an edge in protecting the Giant Forest and its iconic trees from the flames of the KNP Complex.