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At Tunnel View, Yosemite Valley opens between El Capitan and Cathedral Rocks. At Mather Point, the Grand Canyon drops away in layers. Each photograph pairs a national park with one recognizable view and shows where to find it, from roadside overlooks to island trails and underground chambers.

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Yosemite National Park – Tunnel View
Yosemite National Park – Tunnel View: El Capitan stands on the left, with Cathedral Rocks and Bridalveil Fall across the…
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Yellowstone National Park – Grand Prismatic Spring Overlook
Yellowstone National Park – Grand Prismatic Spring Overlook: From the overlook above Midway Geyser Basin, the spring’s blue…
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Grand Canyon National Park – Mather Point
Grand Canyon National Park – Mather Point: Layered ridges step down from the South Rim at Mather Point, a short walk from…
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Arches National Park – Delicate Arch Trail
Arches National Park – Delicate Arch Trail: At the end of the Delicate Arch Trail, the sandstone arch stands at the edge of…
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Zion National Park – The Narrows
Zion National Park – The Narrows: The Virgin River fills the floor of this canyon, with daylight reaching down between the…
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Glacier National Park – Going-to-the-Sun Road
Glacier National Park – Going-to-the-Sun Road: Sunlight picks out Going-to-the-Sun Road below Clements Mountain near Logan…
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Bryce Canyon National Park – Inspiration Point
Bryce Canyon National Park – Inspiration Point: The view from Inspiration Point takes in rows of pink and orange hoodoos…
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Grand Teton National Park – Schwabacher Landing
Grand Teton National Park – Schwabacher Landing: The Teton Range appears twice when the water is still, once above the…
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Acadia National Park – Cadillac Mountain Summit
Acadia National Park – Cadillac Mountain Summit: From Cadillac Mountain, the rocky summit opens onto Frenchman Bay and the…
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Canyonlands National Park – Mesa Arch
Canyonlands National Park – Mesa Arch: The low sandstone arch frames the drop below Island in the Sky. At sunrise, light…
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Crater Lake National Park – Watchman Overlook
Crater Lake National Park – Watchman Overlook: From Watchman Overlook, the steep rim drops away to the lake. Low morning…
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Badlands National Park – Big Badlands Overlook
Badlands National Park – Big Badlands Overlook: The overlook looks across pale, sharply eroded ridges east of Badlands Loop…
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Kuwohi Trail
Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Kuwohi Trail: Evergreen trees frame the blue ridges below Kuwohi. This photograph was…
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Denali National Park and Preserve – Wonder Lake
Denali National Park and Preserve – Wonder Lake: The Alaska Range reflects in Wonder Lake on a clear day. At the west end…
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Everglades National Park – Pa-hay-okee Overlook
Everglades National Park – Pa-hay-okee Overlook: A raised overlook gives you a view across the broad, shallow Shark River…
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Olympic National Park – Hurricane Hill
Olympic National Park – Hurricane Hill: Beyond the last dark trees, ridge after ridge rises toward the high Olympic peaks…
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Rocky Mountain National Park – Dream Lake
Rocky Mountain National Park – Dream Lake: Hallett Peak rises at the far end of Dream Lake. You get this west-facing view…
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Shenandoah National Park – Eaton Hollow Overlook
Shenandoah National Park – Eaton Hollow Overlook: From this west-facing stop on Skyline Drive, wooded ridges descend toward…
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Joshua Tree National Park – Keys View
Joshua Tree National Park – Keys View: The foreground ridge drops away to the Coachella Valley. From Keys View, you can…
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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park – Painted Wall Overlook
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park – Painted Wall Overlook: Light-colored veins cut across the dark rock of the…
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Redwood National and State Parks – Lady Bird Johnson Grove
Redwood National and State Parks – Lady Bird Johnson Grove: Look up from the Lady Bird Johnson Grove loop to see how much…

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