Happy National Park Week! With a diversity of photo-worthy environs including high deserts, rainforests, mountains, beaches and historical sites, there’s a National Park or monument for everyone. In honor of the holiday, here's a list of some of the striking features that you can find throughout the country:
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If you’re heading to Utah to check out the Mighty Five, chances are Arches National Park is at the top of your list — along with Zion, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands and Capitol Reef. This park was aptly named for its more than 2,000 arches, the largest concentration in the world. These landmarks formed from millions of years' worth of seismic activity as the area shifted, wrinkled and expanded, leaving exposed sandstone to spread to the surface. Water eventually began eroding the sandstone into fins, or narrow, thin rock faces. Then, water seeped into the cracks of the fins and ...
