Since its founding on August 25, 1916, the U.S. National Park Service has assembled 419 protected units, of which 62 hold the ...

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This Airbnb is just as inspiring, unique, and beautiful as Glacier National Park and the surrounding area.

Glacier Bay, the Inian Islands, Icy Strait Point, and Baranof Island before arriving in Sitka on May 10, 2025. National Geographic Venture (Photo Credit: Graham Mackintosh) Barring any further ...

No words would be spoken. There was simply no need. Our minds were at peace. Our souls lifted and freed.” Glacier National Park preserves more than a million acres of forests, alpine meadows and lakes ...

The Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS) Glacier Database, Version 1 data set, available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), has ...

During a rich epoch in women's mountaineering, we examine Dora Keen’s 1912 ascent of 4,996m Mount Blackburn in Alaska, the ...

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky.- Across the nation, many people are celebrating Earth Day, and one local park is doing its part. Mammoth Cave National Park is making people aware of how important it is to take care ...

Are you afraid of heights? If so, you'll probably want to skip the Glacier Skywalk. Everyone else should consider trekking out over the U-shaped walkway, which extends over the Sunwapta Valley.

“I believe that spending time in nature is good for the body, mind and soul. I want to make sure my future grandchildren still get to enjoy these wild spaces.” National parks represent the best of ...

The trail is free to access with your park admission. Located in the Many Glacier region of the park, the hike begins behind the cabins at Swiftcurrent Lake and shares the Ptarmigan Tunnel Trail ...