Tag: National Parks

Mount Rainier and reflection in Upper Tipsoo Lake at sunrise;

Mount Rainier Timed-Entry Permits

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
Are you planning to visit Mount Rainier National Park this summer? As it has done with several other popular parks recently, the National Park Service recently implemented a reservation system for Rainier that requires a timed-entry permit. Here’s what you...Read More
Devils Tower rock formation aat sunrise

Devils Tower National Monument

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming. President Theodore Roosevelt declared Devils Tower to be the first National Monument in the United States on September 24, 1906. Interestingly enough, this was ten years before the National Park Service was established. The 867-foot...Read More
Sunset over the San Andres Mountains and sand dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico, USA.

White Sands – Our Newest National Park

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
  As of December 20, 2019, White Sands National Monument is now White Sands National Park. This outstanding natural feature in the Chihuahuan Desert of  New Mexico is certainly deserving of National Park status. The new designation comes with additional...Read More
Rainbow at the base of Lower Falls on the Yellowstone River

Happy Birthday, Yellowstone National Park!

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_15155" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Lower Falls in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.[/caption] Our first National Park was created on March 1, 1872, when President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act....Read More
Redwood trees in the Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwoods National and State Parks, California.

Redwoods and Rhododendrons Photo Workshop

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_15150" align="alignnone" width="1080"] Redwood trees in the Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwoods National and State Parks, California.[/caption] Arriving at the trailhead parking area while it was still dark, I hoped for fog in the forest when I got to...Read More

National Trails System Anniversary

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_2148" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] McKenzie River National Recreation Trail near Clear Lake, Willamette National Forest, Oregon.[/caption] This year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System Act. The system includes our National Scenic Trails (like the PCT and...Read More

World Photography Day

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_2145" align="alignnone" width="1600"] Lamar Valley and the Absaroka Mountains in autumn; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.[/caption] For #WorldPhotographyDay, here's a photo of one of my favorite places in the world - Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park (the world's first...Read More
Trail through Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwoods State and National Parks, Calfornia.

Why Do We Find Beauty in a Landscape?

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_2126" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Trail through Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwoods State and National Parks, Calfornia.[/caption] Why does man find beauty in a landscape? Is it not because he is a part of nature, inwardly subject to nature’s laws, because...Read More

Redwoods Workshop Wrap Up

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_2078" align="aligncenter" width="1400"] Rhododendron blooming in the fog, Del Norte Redwoods State Park, California.[/caption] I'm just back from my "Redwoods in the Fog" photo workshop for Muench Workshops. We had great shooting conditions including a nice mix of sunshine,...Read More