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Five favorite parks from Pictured Rocks staff

  1. 1

    Glacier

    Montana · 1910

    Photo: Robert M. Russell
    CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Mountain Goat at Hidden Lake.jpg”
    Robert M. Russell
    Cropped to fit the frame.
    Our changes to this photo use the same license.
  2. 2

    Great Smoky Mountains

    North Carolina, Tennessee · 1934

    Photo: Billy Hathorn
    CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Another view of Becky Cable House, Cades Cove IMG 4980.JPG”
    Billy Hathorn
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  3. 3

    Yosemite

    California · 1890

    Photo: Mckunec
    CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Yosemite Valley, View from Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park.jpg”
    Mckunec
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  4. 4

    Sequoia

    California · 1890

    Photo: Marty Aligata
    CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park - June 2022.jpg”
    Marty Aligata
    Cropped to fit the frame.
    Our changes to this photo use the same license.
  5. 5

    Isle Royale

    Michigan · 1940

    Photo: William Wadas
    CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Edisen Fishery at IRNP.jpg”
    William Wadas
    Cropped to fit the frame.
    Our changes to this photo use the same license.

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Five employees name a favorite park other than Pictured Rocks in one shared NPS birthday interview. Not an agency ranking or a set of favorite views.

Five employees name a favorite park other than Pictured Rocks in one shared NPS birthday interview. Not an agency ranking or a set of favorite views. Interview-answer order, not a ranking; interview date is unspecified.

Source: https://www.nps.gov/piro/learn/photosmultimedia/socialmedia.htm

Numbers show collection order, not a source rating.

  1. Glacier — Montana · 1910
  2. Great Smoky Mountains — North Carolina, Tennessee · 1934
  3. Yosemite — California · 1890
  4. Sequoia — California · 1890
  5. Isle Royale — Michigan · 1940
Photo credits
  1. Glacier: “Mountain Goat at Hidden Lake.jpg” by Robert M. Russell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  2. Great Smoky Mountains: “Another view of Becky Cable House, Cades Cove IMG 4980.JPG” by Billy Hathorn · CC BY 3.0 · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
  3. Yosemite: “Yosemite Valley, View from Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park.jpg” by Mckunec · CC0 · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
  4. Sequoia: “General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park - June 2022.jpg” by Marty Aligata · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  5. Isle Royale: “Edisen Fishery at IRNP.jpg” by William Wadas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons

U.S. national parks from Wikipedia’s list of national parks of the United States · photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited per photo.