13 Breathtaking Pictures Shot in U.S. National Parks

A national park is a park in use for conservation purposes. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently, there is a common idea: the conservation of wild nature for posterity and as a symbol of national pride. The United States has 59 national parks. These gorgeous photos highlight scenery from just few of them:

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“Zion National Park” by Jack Harwick

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“Virgin Islands National Park” by Iliyan Gochev

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“Glacier National Park” by John Hewitt

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“Petrified Forest National Park” by Ethan Kan

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“Yellowstone National Park” by Kim Seng

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“Arches National Park” by Daina Baker

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“Badlands National Park” by Esther Lee

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“Bison National Park” by Betsy Smith-McCorkle

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“Olympic National Park” by Justin Kern

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“Capitol Reef National Park” by mark smith

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“Mount Rainier National Park” by Michael Matti

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“Crater Lake National Park” by matthew hosford

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“Pinnacles National Park” by Hemant Buch

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