Explore the National parks of Canada and the United States. View photos of parks and scenic drives in North America. http://www.northamericanparks.com Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:40 GMT This park is a hiker's paradise with over 25 trails of various lengths, including many which terminate with spectacular panoramic views of the forested gorge and its rugged cliffs. Sandstone Falls is an awesome chain of cascades that extends across the width of the New River. Dan Zachariah http://www.northamericanparks.com/new_river_gorge_national_river.asp http://www.northamericanparks.com/new_river_gorge_national_river.asp Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:30 GMT Skyline Drive is a 105 mile scenic road that snakes along the backbone of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Frequent pullouts along the drive offer fantastic mountain views, with the Shenandoah Valley visible to the west and the foothills visible to the east. Dan Zachariah http://www.northamericanparks.com/shenandoah_national_park.asp http://www.northamericanparks.com/shenandoah_national_park.asp Sun, 21 Sep 2008 13:00 GMT The Genesee River has carved an extraordinary gorge that must be considered one of the natural wonders of the Eastern United States. Maples, oaks, and beeches grow all over the top of the gorge and in many sections this forest growth even descends along the canyon walls to the banks of the river. Dan Zachariah http://www.northamericanparks.com/letchworth.asp http://www.northamericanparks.com/letchworth.asp Sun, 21 Sep 2008 13:03 GMT One of the most dramatic scenes in the park is the Great Falls of the Potomac where the river pours over a jumble of sharp, jagged rocks and then flows through the narrow confines of Mather Gorge. A thick forest envelops both sides of the river where hiking trails provide a welcome respite for stressed-out Beltway-region residents. Dan Zachariah http://www.northamericanparks.com/great_falls.asp http://www.northamericanparks.com/great_falls.asp Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:30 GMT Some people consider the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California to be an outdoors paradise without rival in the continental United States. That is certainly saying something given the enviable galaxy of world-class parks found throughout the country. Dan Zachariah http://www.northamericanparks.com/sierra_nevada.asp http://www.northamericanparks.com/sierra_nevada.asp Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:32 GMT Immediately south of Yellowstone National Park lies the equally mesmerizing but much smaller Grand Teton National Park. An icon of the Rockies, the Teton mountain range rises dramatically from the broad Snake River valley, otherwise known as Jackson Hole. Dan Zachariah http://www.northamericanparks.com/grand_teton.asp http://www.northamericanparks.com/grand_teton.asp Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:34 GMT The park is famous for a series of natural amphitheaters scooped out of the Paunsaugunt Plateau over the eons by rain, snow, ice, and wind. This constant erosion has left behind a fairyland of rock spires and pinnacles in deep shades of orange, pink, and red. There are about 12 amphitheaters located within the park's boundaries. Dan Zachariah http://www.northamericanparks.com/bryce_canyon.asp http://www.northamericanparks.com/bryce_canyon.asp Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:35 GMT Here, the Colorado River has carved a massive gorge beyond reckoning where millions of years of geologic history lie exposed before the naked eye. Some of the oldest rock in the world can be found at the base of the canyon. Dan Zachariah http://www.northamericanparks.com/grand_canyon.asp http://www.northamericanparks.com/grand_canyon.asp Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:36 GMT In a region where truly phenomenal scenery is the norm, Zion National Park is a gem of unsurpassed beauty. Zion is a place where words fail, where fantasy is reality, and where nature seamlessly orchestrates an irresistible symphony of visual delights. Dan Zachariah http://www.northamericanparks.com/zion.asp http://www.northamericanparks.com/zion.asp Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:37 GMT A series of unusual landforms makes this corner of the Colorado Plateau one of nature’s sublime masterpieces. There are mysterious tablelands and mesas, huge lava fields, colorful canyons and rock formations, forbidding badlands, beautiful forests of pine, cottonwood, and aspen, and sacred Native American lands. Dan Zachariah http://www.northamericanparks.com/northern_new_mexico.asp http://www.northamericanparks.com/northern_new_mexico.asp Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:38 GMT Deep in the American Southwest lies a wondrous region known as Guadalupe Mountains National Park. What sets this place apart from other mountainous areas is its geology. Dan Zachariah http://www.northamericanparks.com/guadalupe_mountains.asp http://www.northamericanparks.com/guadalupe_mountains.asp