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Zion National Park
Virgin, Utah

Zion National Park is located in southwest Utah north of the Grand Canyon and west of Bryce Canyon National Parks.  Zion National Park has 229 square miles desert terrain at the meeting of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin and Mojave Desert.

North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon, Arizona

Grand Canyon National Park is one of the most amazing sites in all of nature. The Grand Canyon is formed by the Colorado River and is comprised of the South Rim & North Rim. Grand Canyon National Park receives approximately 4 million visitors a year. The North Rim receives apporximately 400,000 visitors per year.

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Paria River, Arizona 

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument spans nearly 1.9 million acres of America’s public lands. From its spectacular Grand Staircase of cliffs and terraces, across the rugged Kaiparowits Plateau, to the wonders of the Escalante River Canyons, the Monument’s size, resources, and remote character provide extraordinary opportunities for geologists, paleontologists, archeologists, historians, and biologists in scientific research, education, and exploration.

Los Padres National Forest, California
Monterey County, California 

Los Padres National Forest is nearly two million acres in size and covers almost 220 miles from the Big Sur Coast in Monterey County to the western edge of Los Angeles County. Los Padres National Forest has 1,200 miles of trails with steep hikes, beautiful valleys and spectacular displays of wildflowers in the spring.

California Wildfire
Santa Cruz County, California

The men and women of CAL FIRE are dedicated to the fire protection and stewardship of over 31 million acres of California’s privately-owned wildlands. The Department provides varied emergency services in 36 of the State’s 58 counties via contracts with local governments. The Department’s firefighters, fire engines, and aircraft respond to an average of more than 5,600 wildland fires each year. Those fires burn more than 172,000 acres annually.

Death Valley National Park
Death Valley, California 

Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes cover nearly 15 square miles in Death Valley National Park near the town of Stovepipe Wells. The dunes are constantly changing shape due to the winds from the near by Panamint Mountain Range.