Take advantage of the last day of National Park Week! If you haven"t had time to take part, we"ve got your back. Let us take you to Guadalupe Mountains National Park in West Texas. The park, officially established in 1972, covers 86,416 acres. Here, the Guadalupe Mountains rise over the salt dunes of the Chihuahuan Desert and include the highest point in Texas, the 8,751-foot Guadalupe Peak. Pictured on today"s homepage is another iconic landmark, El Capitan. Not to be confused with its famous namesake in California, this limestone cliff towers 8,085 feet high and is often used as a waymark for travelers. Even if National Park Week is over, there are plenty of days in the year to visit the country"s abundant natural splendor.
Last day of National Park Week
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Museum Night in Berlin
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Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, East Java, Indonesia
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Pantaleu
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Heceta Head Light, Florence, Oregon
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Working for that cliffside view
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Rock House in Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio
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Wat Sri Sawai in Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand
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What are these creatures?
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Mount Rainier National Park
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Golling Waterfall, Salzburg, Austria
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An avian predator built for the snow
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Let’s have a ball
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National Bird Day
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Feature Attraction: 85 years at the drive-in
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Here we honor the women who ve served
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A reflection of Europe s past
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Happy Pi Day!
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Happy Lunar New Year!
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Diamond Beach, Iceland
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Storks ready for takeoff
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Rethymno, Crete, Greece
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World Art Day
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Jeju Island, South Korea
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All eyes on sustainability
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Speed skaters in the Gangneung Oval, Pyeongchang, South Korea
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Happy Bee Day to you
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