National Parks & The Great Outdoors!

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Across
  1. 4. Maine coastal park featuring granite shoreline, tidepools, and Cadillac Mountain sunrise views
  2. 8. Supervolcano-caldera park spanning WY/MT/ID, known for geothermal basins and Old Faithful
  3. 10. Subtropical wetland ecosystem in Florida known for alligators, mangroves, and slow-moving water
  4. 12. Utah park carved by the Colorado River into mesas, buttes, and deep canyons
  5. 15. Utah park known for hoodoos—tall, thin rock spires shaped by frost and erosion
  6. 17. Remote wilderness area requiring permits and self-sufficiency
  7. 19. California park protecting giant sequoia trees, including the General Sherman Tree
  8. 20. Most-visited U.S. national park, known for misty Appalachian biodiversity and ridge views
Down
  1. 1. Wyoming mountain range park with jagged peaks rising sharply from valley floors
  2. 2. Utah desert park with over 2,000 natural sandstone arches formed by erosion
  3. 3. California desert park where Mojave and Colorado deserts meet, known for twisted yucca trees
  4. 5. Warm reddish light on mountain peaks at sunrise or sunset
  5. 6. Glacial valley park in California featuring El Capitan and Half Dome granite formations
  6. 7. Alaska park home to North America’s highest peak and vast tundra wilderness
  7. 9. South Dakota landscape of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles, and fossil beds
  8. 11. Montana park with alpine lakes, glacial valleys, and the Going-to-the-Sun Road
  9. 13. Zigzagging trail sections used to climb steep terrain efficiently
  10. 14. Field of loose rocks at the base of cliffs or slopes
  11. 16. Canyon park in Utah with Navajo sandstone cliffs and the Virgin River narrows
  12. 18. Washington state park with temperate rainforest, glacier-capped mountains, and rugged coastline