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Year In Review: Steamboat Geyser Wowed Yellowstone Visitors Again And Again And Again

One of the 2018 highlights literally spewing from the National Park System was the awakening of Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park. Typically known to go many years without erupting, Steamboat erupted more than two dozen times this year, notching its 30th eruption on December 8 at 1:07 a.m. local time.

2018 Year In Review: Some Great Photo Tips

Most of us never visit a national park without a camera in tow, where it's the latest DSLR or your smartphone or tablet. We all want to come home with some great shots. Throughout the past year Contributing Photographer Rebecca Latson has shared her secrets for getting some incredible photos in the National Park System. Here's a look back at her words of wisdom, and supporting photos.

Studying Yellowstone National Park's Thermal Plumbing

Who doesn't enjoy a good, old-fashioned soak in Yellowstone National Park's Boiling River? The Boiling River is the result of a hot spring that discharges into the Gardner River. These hot spring and river interactions create not only unique soaking opportunities, but are also known to affect the ecological and physical characteristics of a river.

Grand Canyon National Park Ranger Elyssa Shalla Receives National Freeman Tilden Award

Back in October we told you about an ingenious interpretive tool that coaxed visitors to Grand Canyon National Park to use a manual typewriter to convey their immediate thoughts while gazing into the canyon. Not only where we impressed, but so were those who picked the 2018 National Freeman Tilden Award, which goes to the top interpreter in the National Park Service.