National Park Gems

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• A blazed path for park visitors (5)
• Maine destination featuring Cadillac Mountain (6)
• A mountain's summit (4)
• Old Faithful is a famous example of this erupting hot spring (6)
• The world's first national park, spanning three states (11)
• The animal life of a particular region (5)
• The Snake or the Colorado, e.g. (5)
• Rare pine subspecies that suffered heavy mortality in the 2026 Santa Rosa Island Fire (6)

Down

• A newly discovered 2.5 km pre-Columbian pathway found at Machu Picchu National Park in 2026 (4)
• Crater ___ is the deepest of its kind in the US (4)
• Over 280 of these head coverings were retrieved from Yellowstone's hydrothermal vents in summer 2026 (4)
• California park known for El Capitan and Half Dome (8)
• A park employee wearing a distinctive flat hat (6)
• Alaskan park home to North America's tallest peak (6)

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