Cairns -- stacked rocks -- long have been iconic forms in the backcountry of national parks and forests, serving as directional guides to keep hikers on the right path. But stacking rocks for the sake of stacking rocks can mislead hikers and is discouraged in many national parks.
With over 2,000 natural stone arches, sometimes picking a place to view (and photograph) the sunrise can be a tough decision. You can never go wrong, though, with a sunrise experience at the North Window.
During our 20s and early 30s, we carried a pack into the woods. But after one taste of the RV life, we were hooked. Sleeping on the ground became a thing of the past once my husband and I discovered the joys of camping in spectacular settings with the option to enjoy water, electric and sewer utilities. If you’ve ever considered doing the same, here’s what you need to know about plugging into America’s national parks with RV hookup campsites.
As Midwest states struggled with record spring flooding this year, the Southwest was wrestling with the opposite problem: not enough water. On May 20, 2019, federal officials and leaders from seven states signed the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan, a sweeping new water management agreement for this arid region.
If you look hard enough, you'll find mathematics everywhere, even in nature. Photographer Rebecca Latson has photographed that geometry, both manmade and natural, during her national park visits and shows you how to see the obvious (and not-so-obvious) lines, angles, circles, arcs and ellipses to improve your compositions and create beautiful national park photos of your own.
How much does excessive photo editing, altering, or manipulation matter to you when admiring a lovely image on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook? Is it still a pretty photo that entices you to visit a national park? Photographer Rebecca Latson asks those questions of herself, and you, and gives her thoughts on the subject of truth in photography.
At least three national parks in Utah are expecting heavy crowds during the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend, so you might want to consider heading to one of the other park properties in the state if you had your heart set on Utah.
Staff at Arches National Park in Utah is being asked to support another study into whether a shuttle system could solve their traffic congestion problems.
The trail to Landscape Arch is an easy hike in Arches National Park, Utah, where you'll view one of the world's longest stone spans, measuring 306 feet across and 11 feet thick at its center.