Apr 29 2026
America’s western national parks receive much of the attention, but the eastern United States contains an extraordinarily varied collection of protected landscapes. Within a relatively compact half of the country, travelers can climb granite mountains above the Atlantic Ocean, drive through the Blue Ridge, hike beneath old-growth hardwood forests, paddle through blackwater floodplains, watch alligators …
Jul 13 2024
Shenandoah National Park protects a long, narrow section of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, where forested ridges rise above the Shenandoah Valley and the Piedmont. Waterfalls tumble through wooded hollows, rocky summits provide sweeping Appalachian views, black bears roam oak forests, and more than 500 miles of hiking trails explore nearly 200,000 acres of protected mountain …
