Refuge from the Roar
People and Our National Parks, 2010-Present
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Yellowstone National Park, WY
Glacier National Park, MT
Badlands National Park, SD
North Cascades National Park, WA
Mammoth Cave National Park, KY
Crater Lake National Park, OR
Haleakala National Park, HI
Yosemite National Park, CA
Canyonlands National Park, UT
Death Valley National Park, CA
Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
Big Bend National Park, TX
Zion National Park, UT
Arches National Park, UT
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Olympic National Park, WA
Channel Islands National Park, CA
Badlands National Park, SD
Great Basin National Park, NV
White Sands National Park, NM
Glacier National Park, MT
Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
Shenandoah National Park, VA
Grand Teton National Park, WY
Death Valley National Park, CA
Sequoia National Park, CA
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND
Mount Rainier National Park, WA
Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI
Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Bryce Canyon National Park,UT
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM
White Sands National Park, NM
Badlands National Park, SD
Zion National Park, UT
Yosemite National Park, CA
Great Basin National Park, NV
Haleakala National Park, HI
Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Pinnacles National Park, CA
Glacier National Park, MT
Redwood National Park, CA
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI
Olympic National Park, WA
Kings Canyon National Park, CA
Olympic National Park, WA
Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Badlands National Park, SD
Redwood National Park, CA
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Congaree National Park, SC
Crater Lake National Park, OR
Wind Cave National Park, SD
Sequoia National Park, CA
Saguaro National Park, AZ
Capitol Reef National Park, UT
Big Bend National Park, TX
Channel Islands National Park, CA
North Cascades National Park, WA
Canyonlands National Park, UT
Haleakala National Park, HI
Zion National Park, UT
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
Death Valley National Park, CA
Sequoia National Park, CA
Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Badlands National Park, SD
Glacier National Park, MT
Refuge from the Roar: People and Our National Parks
This ongoing project of our national parks documents people interacting with these spaces, the modifications to the environment made to accommodate visitors, people’s own photographic documentation of their visit, historical photographs on display and, of course, the parks unwavering beauty which, in reality, is far beyond photographic capture.
It attempts to be cognizant of the mixed blessings and challenges that have come with the fortune of their recreational preservation: the direct impact of tourism on the environment, the disturbing effects of climate change, the continuous battle for adequate funding and how to effectively account for troublesome aspects of national park history.
The project also attempts to pay tribute to the earliest photographers to venture to these destinations, who actually had to do real work to create those photographs. The images they captured fueled the American public’s national pride in these natural cathedrals and acted as evidence in developing the case that these incredible places should be protected in the public trust and preserved for future generations.
The above National Park photographs were taken in: Arches, Badlands, Big Bend, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Carlsbad Caverns, Congaree, Crater Lake, Death Valley, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Great Basin, Great Smokey Mountains, Guadalupe Mountains, Haleakala, Hawai’i Volcanoes, Joshua Tree, Kings Canyon, Lassen Volcanic, Mammoth Cave, Mesa Verde, Mount Rainier, North Cascades, Olympic, Pinnacles, Redwoods, Saguaro, Sequoia, Shenandoah, Theodore Roosevelt, Wind Cave, White Sands, Yellowstone, Yosemite, & Zion.