Along with pristine beaches and miles of sand dunes, Cape Cod National Seashore also protects a dozen mid-20th century modern homes that are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. One of those, the Kohlberg House, will be taken care of for the next decade by the Cape Cod Modern House Trust, which also will utilize the home for its scholar-in-residence programs and architectural studies.

If you read Part 1 of the Armchair Photography Guide for Bryce Canyon National Park, you’ll have followed photographer Rebecca Latson through a photographic journey from Sunrise Point to Sunset Point, along the rim trail between those two view areas. This month’s article continues the narration, moving from Inspiration Point to Paria View, Bryce Point, and view areas further south, from Farview Point, with an elevation of 8,819 feet, all the way to the end of the road at Rainbow Point, with an elevation of 9,115 feet and a side hike along the Bristlecone Loop Trail.

Christine Lehnertz, who was appointed Grand Canyon National Park superintendent in July 2016 to help the park overcome a long-running episode of sexual harassment, has been temporarily reassigned while under investigation by the Interior Department's Office of Inspector General for undisclosed allegations.

Progress is being made towards reopening the Bluffs Coffee Shop, a popular way station on the Blue Ridge Parkway that has been closed for years.