5 Stunning U.S. Stargazing Sites

5 Stunning U.S. Stargazing Sites

Do your students hope to map constellations on their tour? Consider these five locations—with skies so dark, the stars can’t help but light up the night. Chaco Culture National Historical Park | New Mexico Chaco Canyon has a long history of stargazing, beginning...
This Wouldn’t Look Better as a Lake

This Wouldn’t Look Better as a Lake

“Wouldn’t this look better as a lake?” I was staring out into Yosemite Valley. Half Dome and El Capitan loomed in the distance—two natural landmarks accomplishing what I thought impossible: Make the giant sequoias gathered below look small....