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We're dreaming of a peaceful winter morning at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. When this park gets a visit from Jack Frost, the scenery transforms into an idyllic wonderland. At higher elevations, storms can cover the mountains in 2 feet of snow, while lower elevations get light snow a few times a year. Check the website for winter status updates and bring extra layers. This gorgeous shot was taken several years ago at the park’s Sparks Lane in Cades Cove. Photo by Christopher Ewing (www.sharetheexperience.org).

So peaceful and quiet- I forgot that you existed, @taylorswift

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Park lovers and photography nerds! Make sure to submit your favorite park pictures to the 2017 Share the Experience Photo Contest before the new year.

A misfit joshua tree still stands proud, while others have laid to rest.

Icicles!! Today’s been only the second time in my life that I’ve seen snow and ice!! 😍🙌🏼❄️ #Greatsmokymountainsnationalpark #FindYourPark #smokymountains #greatsmoky #tennessee #northcarolina #FindYourPark #GoParks #parks101 #ShareTheExperience #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkgeek #RockThePark #usinterior #wnpa1938 #alltrails #experienceyouramerica #whyihearttheparks #americasbestidea #naturephotousa #npcollective #protectpubliclands #natparkexplorer #monumentsforall #optoutside (at Great Smoky Mountains National Park)

Happy birthday, Badlands National Park in South Dakota. First established as a national monument in 1939, Badlands was redesignated as a national park in 1978. Visitors are often surprised by the park's unexpected beauty. Wild pinnacles and buttes rise starkly out of the seemingly endless mixed grass prairie, a virtual sea of grasses that flow in the breeze towards the horizon. The landscape is dynamic -- the light changes, the animals move, the tall spires weather and erode. Look closely and you’ll see every color of the rainbow painted in delicate brush strokes across this dramatic wilderness. And maybe a bighorn sheep, too. Photo by Jon Reynolds (www.sharetheexperience.org).

A field of arrowleaf balsamroot blooms under a sunbeam-streaked sky at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. National Wildflower Week gives us a chance to appreciate the incredible diversity of native flowers on public lands. These important blooms feed our birds and insects, open our eyes with beauty and are a vital part of the plant’s life-cycle for future generations. It’s no wonder wildflowers have been inspiring art and are planted in human culture. Let’s do our part to ensure their future. Photo by Anand Soundarajan (www.sharetheexperience.org). Read more on incredible wildflowers you can find on public lands.