“I wish that all of nature’s magnificence, the emotion of the land, the living energy of place could be photographed.”
~Annie Leibovitz
Revere
Applaud
Explore
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” ~Native American Proverb
Preserve
Marvel
Admire
“National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst.”
~Wallace Stegner
Cherish
Sustain
“We are the first generation to feel the sting of climate change, and we are the last generation that can do something about it.”
~ Jay Inslee
Dream
National Park Images: Grand Canyon, South Rim | Minerva Terraces, Yellowstone | Bryce Canyon, Utah | Badlands, South Dakota | Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico |
Olympic, Washington | Half Dome, Yosemite | Capitol Reef, Utah | Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite
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Virtually celebrate Earth Day, April 22nd and National Park Week, April 18-26, 2020.
Helpful links to learn more about the environment and conservation:
Every day is Earth Day.
Spectacular views
Thanks so much, Matt. The National Parks are one of the best ideas about the US.
Beautiful perspectives… Thanks for sharing your love for Nature. x
Thanks so much, Cheryl. I’m glad my love shines through. Appreciate your visit. 🌎
Your photos were so magnificent that I was wishing I could just jump into them. Thank you for this wonderful post.
Hi Geri, I’m happy you enjoyed this trip. Thank you very much. Hopefully we will be able to see them again someday soon.
In the meantime, we’ll enjoy beautiful photography.
Indeed! 🙂
Wonderful landscapes Jane, the richness of color and texture is quire amazing! Explore is my fav.
We are so lucky to have our parks! Thanks, Sam. 😁🌎💚
Simply Wow Jane. What a wonderful celebration of your wonderful National Parks. Thank you.
Thanks for traveling with me, Andrew. Such wonderful memories. 🌎😀
Fantastic! Your photos convey the epic nature of the landscapes. Good to be reminded of such spaces while we are confined during lockdowns.
Stunning photos! Itching to explore…
Thanks, Back Roads. Me, too! Stay safe. 😊
If this was a calendar, I’d buy it on the spot. I have been fortunate to visit a few national parks, I have seen so many photos, but nothing like this❣️
How nice of you to say, Dina. Thank you very much. These are some favorites– I’m happy you’ve been to some of them. Dreaming of the days when we will be able to return. Your visit here is much appreciated. Take care. ❤️
Wonderful tribute, Jane. Your images and quotes remind us of that they are one of our greatest national treasures. I hope you are well, too, and staying safe.
Thank you, Patti. It’s been great to revisit these images and imagine going back to these amazing parks. Happy you enjoyed. We are faring as well as we can– hope the same for you and yours. 💙
My mouth literally dropped. Marvel indeed. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks, Lisa. Nature’s surprises. Glad you enjoyed.🌎💙
Stunning captures of these magnificent National Park, Jane. Mind travel– Love it!
Thanks, Amy. So glad you enjoyed this virtual tour. Someday we will be see them again. 🌎💚
Marvelous! Such a lovely post. This brightens up my mood 😍
Thank you, Sam. So glad you enjoyed these parks. 😊
Once again a stunning tribute Jane
Thanks very much, Amanda. Lots of time to reflect. Glad you enjoyed and hope you are safe and well. 🌎💙
Thank you, Amanda. Happy you enjoyed this one. Hope you and yours are safe and well.
National Parks – wonderful places. (Except for the crowds.) I guessed ’em all except the last one, and it’s been way too long for most of them. Lovely, evocative shots.
Hi Dave, That’s so great that you guessed them all. The last of our feet could be along any nice stream. Aren’t we all dreaming of those days to come. Happy you enjoyed this tour of our great parks. So many to see! Thank you so much and I hope you are faring well.
Wow, beautiful.
Thanks, Michelle. Just found this. Glad you enjoyed.
You’ve deftly captured the fantasy within each of your subjects here.
Thanks, Eric. Just found this. Glad you enjoyed.
Marvelous way to celebrate and cherish the wonders and beauty of this earth.
Thank you, Gunta. We sure share our love of the natural world. So glad you enjoyed this tribute.
Beautiful. Simply beautiful.
Thanks very much, Deb. Glad you enjoyed this tribute. 🌎
Wonderful collection to celebrate the parks and the beauty of our Earth, Jane. I wish more people would honor the planet as expressed by your choice of the Native American proverb.
Thank you, Steve. Happy you enjoyed this tribute. Someday we will get back to these special places. Taking care of our planet is a whole other worry. 🌎
A fitting tribute, Jane, good for you! And how fun to see a Jay Inslee quote! 😉 Do I have a favorite? Maybe “Revere” and “Preserve.” I like the way the green bits in “Preserve” add interest. But my REAL favorite is the last photo! 🙂
Thanks very much, Lynn. Had to get Jay in there since the theme this year for Earth Day is Climate Action . It was great going through these images and remembering the wonderful times in these parks. Someday, our feet will be back dangling over the stream after a good hike. 🌎💚
I hope that day is not too far away….
Beautiful pictures, Jane. The one that really knocks me flat is Applaud – wowee! And Admire is excellent too. Adrian
Thanks, Adrian. Minerva Terraces (Applaud) at Yellowstone is the most astounding thing to see. So glad you enjoyed this tribute- they bring back great memories of better days….we will get back to them someday. 🌎
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Come give your mind a little vacation with Jane’s photos
Thanks very much, Chuck. Glad you enjoyed this bit of mind travel. Hope you are faring well! 🌎
A wonderful tour of the National Parks – some of these I have visited, others I haven’t yet but they’re all on my list! 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
Happy you enjoyed this collection, M.B. Thank you so much. We can all dream about when we will be able to return. 🌎
Amazing pictures! There are a lot of fine details in the first picture. Great capture of the light inside the cape.
Thank you, YC. I hope we get back to the Grand Canyon again sometime. Hope you are doing well. 🌎
Marvel? Cherish? We must! 🙂 🙂
HI Jo, We must, indeed! Glad you enjoyed- thank you so much. 🙂 🌎
Fabulous views (and I even recognised some of them) of your lovely parks. And I love the captions too. Maybe now we have experienced being confined to our homes we will understand the importance of these open spaces and that we need to protect them. Maybe we should all go into quarantine for a month every year and give nature time to breathe! Fewer aeroplanes and cars would be a good result.
Hi Jude, The silver lining in this crisis is the positive effect it is having on our environment. There have been some fascinating news stories about the clear air and also the wildlife running free. I like your idea of a month long breather each year for the planet. We know now that we can do it! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and I’m glad you enjoyed the photos. 🌎💚
Love these, Jane….
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Thanks so much, Sue. Miss seeing you! 🌎💚
Wow! Awesome and inspiring photography, Jane!
Thanks, Pete. So glad you enjoyed these. Coming from a nature aficionado, it means a lot.
You are welcome, Jane!
Wonderful photo’s! of wonderful places; thanks for sharing, Jane. Wish I had the money to go there..; or even better: wish everything was free. 🙂
Thank you, Harrie. The parks are magical- I hope you do get to some of them someday. Utah is a great place to start. Yes, it would be wonderful if they were free. 🌎
Beautiful story with magnificent photos!
Thank you very much, Lepis. Happy you enjoyed my tribute to our parks and Earth day. 🌎
Jane, thank you for the virtue trip through your fantastic images. It makes me itch to go on trips.
Hi Cornelia, So glad you enjoyed some mind travel…won’t it be nice to travel again. Hope you are well and thanks for stopping by. 💚
Thank you Jane, all is well here.
Wow! These are stunning images!!!
Thanks very much, Peter. Happy you like them! 🌎
Truly wonderful photos Jane. They make me want to visit/revisit some of these places.
Alison
Thank you, Alison. Me, too. Going through images does make me want to be there. Someday… 💚
Beautiful photos, Jane. I have a photo similar to your Grand Canyon, but not as good from 1968 roll film days. It would be a long while before I graduated to a 35 mm SLR. 🙂
Our blue-green gem, she is much more resilient than we give her credit for. Unfortunately, it’s taken a pandemic to get here from there. The canals of Venice and Milan are so crystal clear they can see the fish swimming. The perpetual haze over the LA Basin is no more with much fewer cars on the road. And, the sheen one sees in the waters of the Persian Gulf is largely gone. It becomes a matter of how we can keep it all when the “normal” returns.
Hi David, Ah, those first camera days… I bet they have a wonderful vintage look. You are so right, our planet is getting a much needed breather and so is our wildlife. Silver linings. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts. 🌎💚
Those are all enticing national park images. The Grand Canyon photo is especially colorful.
Thank you, Steve. Happy you enjoyed these. They sure bring back great memories.
Spectacular! Thanks, Jane.
Thanks, Adam! 🌏
I agree, EVERY day is Earth Day. Isn’t it nice that She is getting a break from us lately? 😉
Gorgeous images, Jane, beautiful reminders to do all we can to help make the world work for all our relations. ❤
Thank you, Eliza. Yes! And it’s obvious that with a cohesive effort, at a minimum, the air quality is the best it’s been in decades. Glad you enjoyed my park landscapes- much appreciated. 💙
Beautiful, Jane, brightens up my day! I’m longing so much to go out and explore. At least two more weeks….Hope all is safe with you and yours! Marcus
Thank you so much, Marcus. Nice to hear from you. Good for you that you see a light at the end of the tunnel. We are in week 7 and no light yet. We are faring well, thanks, and hope you are, too.
Stunning
Thanks very much, MM. Happy you enjoyed them. 🌏
A beautiful nod to Mother Nature Jane. I sometimes wonder if everyone were able to experience the parks whether we might see a greater respect for our poor earth. If only.
Thanks, Tina. When I post, it’s with hope that the photographs bring more awareness and appreciation. And, of course, motivation to go. 🙂 Glad you enjoyed- I know you’ve been to many of them.
So beautiful, Jane. My heart yearns to travel. We were supposed to go to Alaska in early July, but it’s going to have to wait.
Thank you, Susan. Yes, it’s hard to imagine any kind of travel in the near future. Very sad times. Glad to have you travel with me today. 🙂
Breathtaking captures, Jane ❤
Thank you very much, Donna. 🌏💙
Thank you so much for taking me vicariously to all of the beautiful parts of this country which I’ve never seen!
Thank you so much, ML. I’m happy to do some armchair traveling with you. Glad you enjoyed! 🙂
Gorgeous photos! I’m itching to go to Capitol Reef NP!
Thanks, Caroline. Capitol was such a great surprise. I wish we had more time there- we would have hiked more. Glad you enjoyed these park photos. 🙂
You have got it all in the USA…quite breathtaking, all of it and more.
Thank you, Paula. I always encourage friends to do a road trip to the parks. It’s so uplifting. Glad you enjoyed these landscapes. 🙂
Breathtaking! We are of the same mind today honoring Mother Earth! Feel free to link up!
Thank you, Terri. Glad you enjoyed these. Sure, will stop by. 😊🌎
Stunning textures! simply love it 🙂
Thank you, David. Appreciate your visit.
I enjoyed your hometown of San Sebastián very much. Someday, maybe we will return.
Gorgeous tributes to the scenery and beauty of the national parks. And that picture of the shoes: just another reminder of the best way to see the parks — walk them!
Thanks so much, Rusha. Pleased you enjoyed the images and our feet after a great hike in Yosemite. 💚 Wishing you safe and healthy days.
Beautiful post, Jane. ❤ Love how you labelled each image with a word to celebrate Mother Earth. 🙂
Thanks very much, Olga. My love overflows. Happy you enjoyed this tribute to our Earth. 💚🌎
❤ My pleasure!