12 Spectacular Images From National Parks Adventure

An experienced climber, Anker climbs frozen waterfalls in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, located on Lake Superior, along the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He recently taught pop sensation Justin Timberlake how to ice climb.

The sun rises over Crater Lake National Park in Oregon. The lake, which fills a collapsed volcano that erupted more than 7,500 years ago, is the deepest in the United States (592 meters).

Jackson Lake in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park reflects the mountains at sunrise. There are hundreds of kilometers of hiking trails in the park, including paths into the Teton Range.

Sky and mountains reflect on St. Mary Lake in Montana’s Glacier National Park. With lakes, horseback riding and more than 1,000 kilometers of hiking trails, the park is an outdoor wonderland.

Devils Tower National Monument rises 386 meters above the Belle Fourche River in the Black Hills of Wyoming. Besides being striking to look at, it draws rock climbers from all over the world. “The biggest difficulty was just getting the camera up high on the formation,” says film director Greg MacGillivray. The film crew had to climb the mountain to shoot Anker scaling the massive rock formation.

Another part of the adventurous crew, mountain biker Eric Porter jumps off a mushroom boulder in Moab, Utah. The mountain biking trails in and around Moab are among the most awe-inspiring in the world.

A friend of Anker and his stepson Max, adventurer and artist Rachel Pohl paints the hoodoos (rock spires) and other landscapes of Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. Bryce Canyon is by far Pohl’s favorite Utah park.

Brown bears catch salmon in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Katmai is home to more than 2,000 brown bears, which like to feast on sockeye salmon in the Brooks River. See how the film crew got this epic shot.

The Colorado River carves through Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. There are many ways to see the canyon, including by raft, by foot and by air in a helicopter. Each viewpoint is spectacular in its own way.

If you’re visiting Yosemite National Park in California, it’s hard to miss Half Dome. It rises above the Merced River on the floor of Yosemite Valley. Get a sneak peek from the film about how a camping trip to Yosemite inspired the creation of the U.S. National Parks system.

Steam rises from the Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park. Established in 1872, Yellowstone is the oldest National Park in the United States.

Mesa Arch overlooks Canyonlands National Park. Canyonlands is one of five stunning National Parks in Utah. “I think my first distinct memory of a big trip to a National Park is going to Utah’s Canyonlands around age five,” says Pohl. "Experiencing these otherworldly realms of beauty as a kid gave me a sense of limitless possibilities."