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Photo Spot 39: Theodore Roosevelt National Park – Cannonball concretions

Posted on September 29, 2010, 10:00 am, by QT Luong, under National Parks Photo Spots.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park preserves not only a rugged landscape, but also the memory of a man, who has done so much for conservation through his support of the National Parks. It started oddly, though. The impetus for the young Theodore Roosevelt to head to North Dakota was reading in the newspaper that bison were […]
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Photo Spot 38: Rocky Mountain National Park – Trail Ridge Road

Posted on September 20, 2010, 4:00 am, by QT Luong, under National Parks Photo Spots.
The Front Range of the Rocky Mountains provides one of the most abrupt changes of scenery and elevation anywhere. The western edge of the Great Plains transitions quickly to the mountains that form the Continental Divide, two miles higher. Those Colorado mountains include some of the most accessible high-altitude terrain in North America, including Mount […]
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Guide to Fall Foliage Color in the National Parks

Posted on September 13, 2010, 11:19 am, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Revised Sept 2020. With their tremendous diversity of environments and pristine scenery, the National Parks are a great place – although not always the best – to see and photograph fall foliage color. Here is a guide to fall color highlights in nearly each of the National Parks, which lists the best time to be […]
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Photo Spot 37: Dry Tortugas National Park – Fort Jefferson Moat

Posted on September 8, 2010, 2:38 am, by QT Luong, under National Parks Photo Spots.
updated Aug 18, 2003 A few weeks ago, we ventured into the northernmost of the Florida Keys, Elliott Key in Biscayne National Park. Today, we visit the Key situated at the opposite end of the chain. Dry Tortugas National Park, 70 miles of Key West, Florida, like Biscayne is mostly an underwater park. The land […]
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