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Wishlist: Passport to Your National Parks

The perfect way to nerd out over nature.
Eric Grundhauser December 19, 2017
Old Station, California

Painted Dunes

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.
A sign marks the 1925 edge of Athabasca Glacier
Jasper, Alberta

Athabasca Glacier

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.
In Banff, animals can use overpasses that are designed to mimic the landscape.
national parks

How Did the Grizzly Bear Cross the Road?

And how can we help them do it safely?
Jessica Leigh Hester December 8, 2017
Inyo County, California

Teakettle Junction

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.
Rock art at Tassili n'Ajjer.
Algeria

Tassili n'Ajjer

The abstract sandstone rock formations at this Algerian national park are rich with prehistoric art.
Marion revealing the bear-ravaged remains of a small cluster of wild grapes.
forests

The Mountain Man Who Makes Chefs’ Wild Dreams Come True

Jay Marion never expected Virginia's elite restaurants to be interested in the foraging skills his grandparents taught him.
Eric J. Wallace November 15, 2017
Sequoia National Park, California

General Sherman

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Entrance to the Cueva de las Lechuzas.
Las Palmas, Peru

Cueva de Las Lechuzas

A jungle cave in Peru of unknown depths, otherworldly sounds, and strange nocturnal birds that navigate by echolocation.
Henrieville, Utah

Kodachrome Basin Spires

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.
Old Faithful erupts roughly every 90 minutes.
science

Scientists Are Just Beginning to Understand How Old Faithful Works

The deeper structure of Yellowstone's most famous geyser has long been a mystery.
Kelsey Kennedy October 13, 2017
national parks

You Can Now Take a Virtual Hike Around Canada's Polar Desert

Quttinirpaaq National Park just became the northernmost spot on Google Streetview.
Cara Giaimo October 13, 2017
The granaries of Soajo.
Portugal

Espigueiros do Soajo

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.
The 1933 Master Plan for Mount Rainier National Park.
national parks

The Early Master Plans for National Parks Are Almost as Beautiful as the Parks Themselves

In the 1930s, park planning was pretty.
Anika Burgess September 7, 2017
Former prison on Gorgona
Guapi, Colombia

Gorgona Island Prison Ruins

This maximum-security prison was abandoned to make way for a national park.
An ostracod.
science

Found: Tiny Shrimp Hiding in Hot Springs

Also, snails smaller than a grain of sand.
Sarah Laskow August 15, 2017
Bankhead
Bankhead, Alberta

Bankhead Ghost Town

The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.
The Big Head sculpture in Canmore.
Canmore, Alberta

Big Head Sculpture

The granite head appears to be deep in thought and half buried in the ground.