America's Great Outdoors
Our friends at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are currently running a fan favorite photo contest on their Facebook page. This photo of Aster Lake by Scott Toste is one of the favorites. To vote, click here.

Our friends at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are currently running a fan favorite photo contest on their Facebook page. This photo of Aster Lake by Scott Toste is one of the favorites. To vote, click here.

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

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

Photo: National Park Service

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

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

Photo: National Park Service

One of the most #spectacular areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has to be the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in Utah, which spans nearly 1.9 million acres of America’s public lands. From its awe-inspiring Grand Staircase of cliffs and terraces, across the rugged Kaiparowits Plateau, to the wonders of the Escalante River Canyons, the Monument’s size, resources, and remote character provide extraordinary opportunities for geologists, paleontologists, archeologists, historians, and biologists in scientific research, education, and exploration.Photo: Bob Wick, BLM

One of the most #spectacular areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has to be the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in Utah, which spans nearly 1.9 million acres of America’s public lands. From its awe-inspiring Grand Staircase of cliffs and terraces, across the rugged Kaiparowits Plateau, to the wonders of the Escalante River Canyons, the Monument’s size, resources, and remote character provide extraordinary opportunities for geologists, paleontologists, archeologists, historians, and biologists in scientific research, education, and exploration.

Photo: Bob Wick, BLM

Sometimes there are no words to describe the view in our national parks. This photo from Arches National Park is no exception.Photo: Jacob W. Frank 

Sometimes there are no words to describe the view in our national parks. This photo from Arches National Park is no exception.

Photo: Jacob W. Frank 

The view from Many Parks Curve in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.Photo: VIP Hahn 

The view from Many Parks Curve in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.

Photo: VIP Hahn 

105 years ago today, President Teddy Roosevelt designated the Grand Canyon as a National Monument. This photo shows Mather Point. Not a bad view right?Photo: W. Tyson Joye, National Park Service 

105 years ago today, President Teddy Roosevelt designated the Grand Canyon as a National Monument. This photo shows Mather Point. Not a bad view right?

Photo: W. Tyson Joye, National Park Service 

Yellowstone National Park after a fresh snowfall. Photo: National Park Service 

Yellowstone National Park after a fresh snowfall. 

Photo: National Park Service 

The final sunrise from Zion National Park in 2012.Photo: National Park Service 

The final sunrise from Zion National Park in 2012.

Photo: National Park Service 

The Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument covers about 375,000 acres of BLM-administered public land in central Montana. These lands hold a spectacular array of plant life, wildlife, unique geological features, endless recreational opportunities and significant historical and cultural values. The rugged landscape has retained much of its unspoiled character over the centuries and, as a result, offers outstanding opportunities for solitude and dispersed recreation.Photo: Bureau of Land Management 

The Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument covers about 375,000 acres of BLM-administered public land in central Montana. These lands hold a spectacular array of plant life, wildlife, unique geological features, endless recreational opportunities and significant historical and cultural values. The rugged landscape has retained much of its unspoiled character over the centuries and, as a result, offers outstanding opportunities for solitude and dispersed recreation.

Photo: Bureau of Land Management