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Colorado National Monument
Canyon Rim Trail (Colorado National Monument)
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Canyon Rim Trail begins behind Saddlehorn Visitor Center. About a half mile walk along the rim of Wedding Canyon provides scenic views.
Colorado National Monument
Window Rock Trail (Colorado National Monument)
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Window Rock Trail in Colorado National Monument can be accessed from Canyon Rim Trail, Book Cliffs View, or the trailhead at the far end of the Saddlehorn Campground access road.
Colorado National Monument
Otto's Trail (Colorado National Monument)
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Otto's Trail in Colorado National Monument leads to excellent views of Wedding and Monument Canyons, including Independence Monument.
Colorado National Monument
Liberty Cap Trail (Colorado National Monument)
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Liberty Cap Trail in Colorado National Monument has upper access from Rim Rock Drive and lower access from Wildwood Trailhead. The Liberty Cap rock formation is a dome of Wingate Sandstone at the foot of Monument Mesa.
Colorado National Monument
CCC Trail (Colorado National Monument)
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The CCC Trail travels steeply between Black Ridge and Rim Rock Drive, connecting access to several scenic trails in Colorado National Monument.
Colorado National Monument
Black Ridge Trail (Colorado National Monument)
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Black Ridge Trail follows some of the highest elevations in Colorado National Monument. Trailhead access begins near Saddlehorn Visitor Center, CCC Trail, and Upper Liberty Cap Trail.
Capitol Reef National Park
Scenic Drive Stop 8
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The incredible, edible pinyon pine helps many species survive in a harsh desert environment.
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Northern Colorado Plateau Network’s scientists use satellite observations of vegetation condition in Curecanti National Recreation Area with climate data over time to reveal how climate influences plant production and phenology. Knowing which of the wide range of 16 vegetation assemblages found in Curecanti are more or less sensitive to climate change can help managers understand what to expect over the next few decades, and plan for the changes coming their way.
Capitol Reef National Park
Lesley Morrell Line Cabin
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The Lesley Morrell Line Cabin provides a glimpse into the ranching past of Capitol Reef National Park. Access requires a high clearance vehicle. Check road conditions and weather before attempting.
Grand Canyon National Park
Pipe Creek Vista Bus Stop - Kaibab/Rim (Orange) Route
- Type: Place
Located west of Yaki Point and the South Kaibab Trailhead, this shuttle stop provides visitors with spectacular views across the canyon from South Rim to North Rim. The paved Canyon Rim Trail may be accessed here. This section of the Rim Trail is also part of the Greenway bicycle path, which runs east 0.9-mile (1.4 km) from here to the South Kaibab Trailhead and west 1.4-mile (2.3 km) to the Visitor Center. Visit the link for the current schedule.
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Carrie Chapman Catt (1859 -1947) began her career as a national women’s rights activist when she addressed the National American Woman Suffrage Association in 1890 at their national convention in Washington DC. She quickly became a dedicated writer, lecturer, and recruiter for the suffrage movement. She also worked for peace and was a co-founder of the League of Women Voters.
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Prairie View Trail
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The West Trailhead of Scotts Bluff National Monument's Prairie View Trail. This trail is open to bicyclists and hikers and connects to the City of Gering's Monument Valley Pathway.
Grand Canyon National Park
North Kaibab Trail
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North Kaibab Trail is the least visited and most difficult of the major inner canyon trails. The trail is challenging for day hikers as well as rim-to-rim hikers. As of October 17, 2024, North Kaibab TRAILHEAD water has been shut off for the winter. Always carry a way to filter or treat creek water, in the event the water stations at Manzanita and Cottonwood Campground are not working.
Petrified Forest National Park
PEFO Audio Tour North Stop 6 and South Stop 27
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Environments in the dry Southwest will become less suitable for pinyon–juniper woodlands than those in the northern Great Basin and the Colorado Plateau.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Wahweap Overlook
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A short journey from the Carl Hayden Visitor Center, you will find the Wahweap Overlook. This high point offers a 360-degree panorama of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. It is a “must see” at anytime of day, however, sunrise and sunset adds a fusion of brilliant color to this awe-inspiring scene. There is a shade shelter and a bench for your viewing comfort. The overlook is open from sunrise to sunset.
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El Malpais National Monument successfully completed two prescribed fires spring 2024. On June 15, shortly after the conclusion of these critical fuels management projects at El Malpais, the park discovered a lightning-caused fire. Fuels reduction resulting from the prescribed fire provided a buffer that greatly assisted firefighters in fire suppression operations.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Wayside: Dynamic Dunes
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Canyonlands National Park
Shafer Canyon Overlook: Anatomy of a Canyon
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Blue Ridge Parkway
Basin Cove Overlook
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This spot offers views down into the Basin Cove community, named after the cove was devastated by the 1916 flood; Caudill Cabin is a lone reminder of the community.