| Photographers, amateur and professional | | | | traverse to find the fields of flowers |
| alike, can turn a summer road trip into an | | | | throughout the park. Some perimeter roads |
| exciting and challenging photo opportunity. | | | | also provide this opportunity. Autumn brings |
| Scenic national parks throughout the | | | | the blazing colors that mark the beauty of |
| continental United States provide wildlife | | | | nature's changing seasons. And photographers |
| and landscape vistas not found anywhere else. | | | | love blazing color. Early morning shots of |
| In addition, if you're really looking | | | | wildlife grazing are available for early |
| carefully, the wonders of nature can be found | | | | risers. Traveling Going-To-The-Sun Road (the |
| on most roads and highways. Opportunity | | | | one that crosses the park) and taking some of |
| abounds for great pictures in Glacier | | | | the offshoot roads leads you to grazing |
| National Park, for example. This area was | | | | areas. There is also opportunity for |
| formed by glaciers and remains in its | | | | pictures that combine wildlife and |
| primitive condition for the most part. Only | | | | wildflowers, an especially staggering display |
| one road crosses the Park. Bears, wolves, | | | | of nature's beauty. Other photo ops in |
| bighorn sheep, mountain goats, deer, elk and | | | | national parkland include Bryce Canyon, also |
| moose are the larger carnivores who call this | | | | formed by glaciers and the Grand Staircase in |
| Park home. Various habitats provide | | | | Escalante, New Mexico. Arizona and Utah |
| conditions for a variety of plant and animal | | | | offer Monument Valley and its grand rock |
| life, thus creating a unique environment not | | | | formations that were formed by wind and water |
| equaled anywhere else in the country. Late | | | | erosion. Yellowstone National Park will be a |
| June and July offers opportunity for a | | | | national favorite for many years to come. Our |
| spectacular wild flower display that will | | | | national parks are among the most spectacular |
| thrill photographers. Some short roads (more | | | | in the world. |
| like trails) lead to trail heads that one can | | | | |