America is a beautiful place, and we're fortunate to have an expansive network of national parks that showcase the stunning country we live in.
Well, usually. Thanks to the ongoing government shutdown, each and every one of the 401 sites operated by the National Park Service will be closed to the public. If you're currently reading this from within one of said parks (lucky you), you have two days to leave.
With Mother Nature closed for the foreseeable future, here are 13 breathtaking images of the national parks we once knew and loved. Here's to you, parks.
Grand Canyon National Park
Yosemite National Park
Everglades National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Joshua Tree National Park
Redwood National Park
Zion National Park
Mount Rainer National Park
Glacier National Park
Grand Teton National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Acadia National Park