Visiting America’s national parks should mean more than beautiful photos and rushed memories. You want to notice what most travelers miss, and to carry something meaningful home with you.
The National Parks Inspiration Guide and America's Holy Ground help you experience all 63 national parks plus the nation’s capital in a deeper, more reflective way. America's Sacred Sites takes you to national park sites in each of the 50 states. Through guided prompts, personal reflections, and color photography, each book helps you move beyond sightseeing into moments of awareness, gratitude, and connection.
Instead of racing through beauty, notice the ancient rock beneath your feet, the living history in the land, and the stories carried in trees, waters, and wildlife. Whether you are hiking through Yosemite, finding quiet in the Everglades, or watching sunrise at Acadia, pause, reflect, and find your place in the story of these treasured spaces.
Step away from travel as consumption. Step into travel as meaning, mindfulness, and belonging.
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On September 15 at 6 PM Pacific Time, he will join @greatbasinfoundation on Zoom to share the story of the Great Basin, from an urgent insight into what’s at stake to a reverence for what remains. Don’t miss this opportunity to view striking photographs that will bring this beloved region to life and hear from one of the foremost authors about the Great Basin region.
To learn more and register, visit https://greatbasinfoundation.org/node/206
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The National Park Service is asking the public to provide information for more than 20 individuals who may be missing or unaccounted for following a significant flash flood in Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area on August 29.
If you know of hikers or backpackers who were in the Bright Angel Creek corridor on August 29, or if you had a campground reservation in the affected area, please contact the NPS Investigative Services Branch (ISB).
This includes people who may have been:
• Traveling the North Kaibab Trail from the North Kaibab Trailhead to Phantom Ranch
• Staying at Bright Angel Campground or Cottonwood Campground
• Traveling through “the Box” north of Phantom Ranch
📞 NPS ISB Tip Line: 888-653-0009
📧 Email: nps_isb@nps.gov
Please provide any information you have, including a person’s name, approximate location, travel plans, group size, clothing or backpack description, or when they were last known to be in the area. You do not have to provide your name.
Full news release: https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/public-assistance-requested-to-account-for-individuals-following-grand-canyon-flash-flood.htm
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110 years ago, America had a pretty good idea: protect some of its most extraordinary places so all could enjoy them for generations to come. On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the act creating the National Park Service. Since then, parks have connected us to the landscapes, stories, and people that have shaped the nation, from towering mountains and wild rivers to battlefields, historic spaces, and sacred places.
For over a century, they’ve given us places to explore, learn, remember, and simply stand in awe. And, of course, plenty of reasons to lace up the hiking boots and say, “It’s just a little farther.”
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