People rhapsodize about Glacier, but why? The pretty peaks and bright blue lakes?
The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, located near Folkston, GA, contains 438,000 acres of the Okefenokee Swamp. The park offers hiking and biking paths, fishing, canoeing, and historical and wildlife exhibits.
Along a five kilometer section on the Bow Valley Parkway a prescribed burn, started by Parks Canada in 1993, can be seen.
Rialto "Second" Beach tidepools. La Push, Washington
An old pickup sits along the shore on the Quileute Indian Reservation, La Push, Washington. October 2006
Rialto Beach, near La Push, Washington. October 2006
Canada's oldest national park, Banff National Park was established in 1885. A jewel in the Canadian Rockies 120 kilometers (80 miles) west of Calgary, Alberta.
Sequoia National Forest is located south of the eponymous national park, and is a worthy detour if you're traveling north from LA. The forest features plenty of trails and campgrounds - and if you're in a sports car, Highway 190 is a fantastic drive.
Hot Springs National Park ; the smallest and oldest in the system. Center stage is bathhouse row; luxurious, opulent spas from the fabled past.
Located in Kelso, on the Mojave National Preserve, this house is dying a slow, desert style death.