National Parks - America's Best Idea

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As a landscape photographer, I have no problem with the statement National parks are one of America’s best ideas. I started my photography career in Yosemite National Park with a point-n-shoot camera and absolutely no idea of how to take photos. In the early days, I was often disappointed from the results of the camera. What kept me going was the inspiration offered by the beauty and grandeur of the national parks and the experience of being out in pristine wilderness areas.

Over the last 100 years, national parks have been inspiring amateur photographers and nature lover from all over the world. Besides offering inspiration, these parks offer very tangible benefits including preserving bio-diversity, economic resources, education, and personal health and well-being.

So, here are few images that showcase the sheer beauty of our national parks. I hope they inspire you to go outside and play… and to help preserve these natural treasures for generations to come. If you are travelling to National Park check out Patrica Davidson’s Tips for Photographing the National Parks.

Photo from America’s National Parks

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Kilauea Lava Flow, Big Island – Hawai’i, USA — Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Eveing in Grand Tetons National Park — Grand Tetons, Wyoming

Olympic National Park, Oregon — Tide Pools, Olympic, Washington

The Dreaming – Varina Patel — Bryce Canyon, Utah

Redwood Forest National Park, California (CA), USA

The Second Wave, Vermillion Cliffs, Arizona (AZ), USA — Vermillion Cliffs, Arizona

Once in a Lifetime — Glacier National Park, Montana

Paria — Escelante Natinoal Monument, Arizona

Elowah Falls, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon (OR), USA — Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

In the Spotlight – Jay Patel — Yellowstone, Wyoming

Valley of Shadow of Death — Death Valley, California

Metlako Falls – Varina Patel — Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

Flood on Fire – Varina Patel — Death Valley, California

Blinded by the Light – Varina Patel — Everglades - Florida, USA

Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park; Washington (WA); USA — Olympic, Washington

Canyon Land National Park, Utah (UT), USA — Capital Reef, Utah

Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio (OH), USA

Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park Wyoming (WY), USA — Yellowstone, Wyoming

Storm Shelter – Jay Patel — Grand Tetons, Wyoming

The Quiet – Varina Patel — Everglades, Florida

Beauty in the Desert – Varina Patel — Death Valley, California

Enlightenment – Varina Patel — Glacier National Park

Zion National Park, UT — Zion National Park, Utah

Lost in Thought – Varina Patel — Everglades, Florida

Waterfall in the Desert – Varina Patel — Zion National Park, Utah

Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington (WA), USA — Hoh Rainforest, Olympic

Redwood National Forest, California, USA — Redwood Forest National Park, California (CA), USA

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona (AZ), USA — Grand Canyon, Arizona

Waiting for the Night – Varina Patel — Bisti Wilderness, New Mexico

Hood River, Mt. Hood Wilderness, Oregon (OR), USA

Alligator in Everglades National Park — Everglades, Florida

Tides Pools, Redwood National Forest, California — Tide Pools, Redwood Forest National Park, California

About Author Jay Patel

I could startoff like this – “Seeds of Jay Patel’s appreciation for beautiful places were planted early in his childhood….” but it would get boring really fast. I will just sum it up and say that I am a Landscape and Wilderness Photographer who loves to capture dramatic light. My photographs have been published in various magazines, calendars and advertising materials throughout the world.
Patience is a virtue...unless you are chasing your dreams