Tag: “Glacier National Park”

100 places found.

  1. Tunnel View, Yosemite National Park

    Find your inner Ansel Adams from the fantastic vista point at Tunnel View in Yosemite National Park.

    Located on Highway 41 just before Wawona Tunnel as you leave Yosemite Valley, the view from the parking lot is one of the most photographed in the park.

    From here you can see El Capitan on the left, Bridalveil Falls on the right and Half Dome in the distance.

  2. Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

    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.

  3. Sawback Prescribed Burn

    Along a five kilometer section on the Bow Valley Parkway a prescribed burn, started by Parks Canada in 1993, can be seen.

  4. Tonto Natural Bridge

    Just off the beaten path northwest of Payson Arizona sits an amazing geological sight! Tonto Natural Bridge is the worlds largest natural travertine bridge, standing 183 feet fall, 150 feet wide, and 400 feet long underneath.

  5. Grindstone Rocks

  6. Jokulsarlon glacial lagoon

    A glacial lake with absolutely sublime views. The ice floes come from Vatnajökull, Europe's largest glacier!

  7. Banff National Park

    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.

  8. Halfdome

    Landmark granite dome in Yosemite National Park, California USA. One of the most recognizable and visited sights in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

  9. Gateway National Recreation Area: Sandy Hook Unit

    Gateway National Recreation Area is made up of for separate units in the New York City metropolitan area and run by the National Park Service. It is officially listed as part of the National Parks of New York Harbor.

  10. King and Queen Seat

    Rocks State Park is located in Jarrettsville, MD and there are great natural, dense wooded hiking trails, a wonderful waterfall, and a 190-foot rock outcrop called The King and Queen Seat. The movie 'Tuck Everlasting' was filmed in this park and features all of the aforementioned attributes to the area.

    The waterfall (Kilgore Falls) in the Falling Branch section of the park is Maryland's second highest vertical drop waterfall.