A cool-blue snowstorm approaches the distant shadow of Balanced Rock, as viewed from the top of the Fiery Furnace fins yesterday evening in Arches National Park. We woke up to two (more!) inches of powder this morning.

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Yosemite National Park is just as beautiful in the winter as it is in warmer months.

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The distant mountains, as seen here from the Continental Divide, are the Absaroka Mountains which border the eastern side of Yellowstone National Park.

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Canyonlands invites you to explore a wilderness of countless canyons and fantastically formed buttes carved by the Colorado River and its tributaries. Rivers divide the park into four districts: the Island in the Sky, the Needles, the Maze, and the rivers themselves. These areas share a primitive desert atmosphere, but each offers different opportunities for sightseeing and adventure.

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How do bison survive the snowy Jackson Hole winters? Well, having a big head helps! Bison can use their heads as a snowplow in winter, swinging it from side to side to sweep aside the snow on the ground. 

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