White Sands National Park reports that an iconic Rio Grande cottonwood tree that has delighted visitors and park rangers for decades has fallen. The tree, located on the Dune Life Nature Trail, always seemed slightly out of place in the white sand dunes of the park.
The warm summer months offer the opportunity to enjoy the plethora of national parks throughout the U.S., each offering diverse landscapes and histories that helped shape this great nation. Kobuk Valley National Park is home to a wide variety of nature and wildlife year-round, but it has an unlikely quality for a park in the Arctic.