The Compass: U.S. National Parks’ living legends and a wasteland transforms

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The Compass: U.S. National Parks’ living legends and a…

August 20, 2022
by RJ Hamster

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THE COMPASS

This week’s virtual field trip takes us around U.S. National Parks. The U.S. National Park Service hosts millions of visitors each year across 62 national parks, sustains countless species, and safeguards some of the most breathtaking landscapes on the planet. Explore 13,000 years of human history on a remote island in California, learn about 12 national park facts that will shock you, and discover the beauty of all 63 U.S. national parks.

PHOTOGRAPH BY ALEX KROWIAK

Explore 13,000 years of human history on this remote California island

Channel Islands National Park includes Santa Rosa Island, a virtual natural history museum with miles of uncrowded trails and breathtaking cliff-top ocean views.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTRIGUE

PHOTOGRAPH BY BABAK TAFRESHI, NAT GEO IMAGE LIBRARY

These national parks are home to some of the most incredible U.S. landmarks

From the largest canyon in the world to the tallest living tree, here are 12 American parks with amazing wonders.

SHOCKING PARK FACTS

PHOTOGRAPH BY CHRIS DAVIS, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

It was a toxic wasteland. Now it’s a national park.

After a $50 million cleanup, flowers and wildlife replace chemicals and rusting cars in one corner of Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

WASTELAND TO WILDLIFE

THIS PLACE GETS ITS BLEND OF COLORS FROM THE HEAT-LOVING BACTERIA LIVING IN ITS STEAMY WATERS. WHERE IS IT?

CLICK TO SEE IF YOU’RE RIGHT!

PHOTOGRAPH BY BRYAN SCHUTMAAT

Legends of Texas come alive along this wild frontier

On desert borderlands, Big Bend National Park is rugged, remote—and full of surprises.

LEGENDS COME ALIVE

GOOD READS

Hunt for moose bones in the name of science at this national park

Strap on snowshoes for stellar views of this Colorado national park

Here’s why Yellowstone in the off-season is great for families

See what our national parks first looked like

PHOTOGRAPH BY JONATHAN IRISH

Discover the beauty of all 63 U.S. national parks

From massive glaciers to sun-soaked beaches, national parks offer some of America’s wildest and most iconic landscapes.

WILD AND ICONIC

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