If you ever want to visit a national park with a little bit of everything, including beaches, forests, mountains, streams, rivers. and waterfalls, then Olympic National Park is the place to go. Photographer Rebecca Latson provides another Armchair Photography Guide, Part 1 of which focuses on this park's beach scenery.

On Saturday the staff at Arches National Park in Utah will hold a celebration to mark the park's official certification as an International Dark Sky Park. Park rangers and partners from around the Colorado Plateau will host a ceremony and star party at the newly completed Panorama Point stargazing area.

The National Park Service takes care of and interprets some of the most powerful and instructive historical places in the nation. Millions of Americans cultivate a deeper appreciation of the nation’s past through encounters with historic buildings and places. A thorough knowledge of our own history is essential in the making of Americans. The study and understanding of American history is important to the preservation of our democracy.

It's not cause for alarm, but staff at Grand Canyon National Park has announced that two bats in the park have tested positive for rabies.