Located in western Texas bordering Mexico, Big Bend National Park is the largest protected area of the Chihuahuan Desert topography in the U.S. The park is famed for protecting more than 1,200 species of plants, 450 species of birds, 56 species of reptiles, and 75 species of mammals. Unlike other U.S. parks, dinosaur bones andContinue reading “Watching Wildlife at Big Bend National Park”
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Watching Wildlife at Kobuk Valley National Park
The Kobuk Valley National Park is the lesser-known Alaskan park to the acclaimed Denali National Park. Designated in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to preserve the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, as well as the surrounding caribou migration routes, park goers are required to bring their own gear for camping, hiking, etc.Continue reading “Watching Wildlife at Kobuk Valley National Park”
Watching Wildlife at White Sands National Park
Reminiscent of the Sahara Desert and located right in the United States, the White Sands National Park is nestled into New Mexico on U.S. Route 70. With an average elevation of 4,000 feet in the Tularosa Basin, the park is famously known for its field of white sand dunes and gypsum crystals. The park encompassesContinue reading “Watching Wildlife at White Sands National Park”
Watching Wildlife in the U.S. Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands National Park is a tropical American park that preserves about 60% of the land of Saint John within the United States Virgin Islands. The park houses more than 5,500-acres of ocean, half of Hassel Island, and the Saint Thomas harbor. Ferries take visitors to and from the park out of Red Hook,Continue reading “Watching Wildlife in the U.S. Virgin Islands”
Watching Wildlife in Shenandoah National Park
The Shenandoah National Park encompasses a portion of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the state of Virginia. The park is noted for being long and narrow with the Shenandoah River as its defining feature. The broad valley to the west of the park plus the rolling hills of Virginia to the east make this aContinue reading “Watching Wildlife in Shenandoah National Park”