Happy New Year! Continuing a tradition begun in 2015, Traveler contributing photographer Rebecca Latson discusses her 11 favorite shots captured during her 2024 national park visits. She tells the why, the where, and the how for each image.

Ranger naturalist George D. Marler meticulously documented changes in hydrothermal activity in the geyser basins of Yellowstone National Park for more than three decades in the mid-20th century. His work was especially useful in understanding the significant changes in hydrothermal activity following the August 1959 M7.3 Hebgen Lake, Montana, earthquake.

Construction tied to replacing a six-decade-old water system will limit access to the Many Glacier area of Glacier National Park in Montana this year.

Peregrine falcons are threatened in Texas and to protect them as they nest, Big Bend National Park is implementing temporary trail closures.