Apr 26 2025
Hot springs have drawn people to mineral-rich waters for thousands of years, whether for bathing, relaxation, cultural traditions, or simple curiosity about the geothermal processes occurring beneath Earth’s surface. Within the U.S. national park system, hot springs range from carefully managed historic bathhouses to remote desert soaking pools and spectacular thermal basins where the water …
Jun 16 2024
Grand Teton National Park protects one of the most immediately recognizable mountain landscapes in the United States: a jagged wall of peaks rising abruptly from the broad valley of Jackson Hole in northwestern Wyoming. Unlike mountain ranges hidden behind lower foothills, the Tetons seem to erupt almost directly from the valley floor, with the 13,775-foot …
