Many visitors to Death Valley National Park think it's pretty cool to take a selfie in front of the digital thermometer in front of the Furnace Creek Visitor Center. And this summer, with a string of 17 consecutive 120+° Fahrenheit days, there have been plenty of opportunities.

Deep in the heart of Kouchibouguac National Park, resource management officers Jillian Duplessie and Andrew Joseph are boating along the Black River to reopen a smolt box net used to catch and study Atlantic salmon.

After a visitor within their vehicle encountered a bear that has become habituated to humans and vehicles, Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that Rich Mountain Road in the Cades Cove area will be closed to all traffic starting Saturday, August 5, until further notice.

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