America’s national parks in pictures Whether you choose to explore America's national parks by foot, bike or water, one thing is guaranteed - the views will take your breath away Tweet Yosemite's Half Dome at sunset Photograph: Shubroto Chattopadhyay/Corbis A climber scales the 1,000-plus vertical metres of the Nose of El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California Photograph: Galen Rowell/Corbis Bear fishing for salmon in Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska Photograph: Paul A. Souders/Corbis Mist in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina/Tennessee border Photograph: Jay Dickman/Corbis A cabin deep in the forest, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee Photograph: Gary Braasch/Corbis Grand prismatic spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Photograph: Momatiuk - Eastcott/Corbis The Subway in Utah's Zion National Park is a tunnel-like slot canyon, sculpted over time by water and wind Photograph: G. Brad Lewis/Science Faction/Corbis Rafting on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, Arizona Photograph: Kevin Fleming/Corbis Autumn colours in New River Gorge national park, West Virginia Photograph: David Muench/Corbis Giant sequoia trees, Sequoia National Park, California Photograph: Gavin Hellier/Robert Harding World Imagery/Corbis Looking out from under canvas at the mountains of Kings Canyon National Park, California Photograph: Kelly Harriger/Corbis Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA Photograph: Buddy Mays/Corbis The Teton Range reflected in Jenny Lake Photograph: Michael T. Sedam/Corbis Calm waters in Acadia National Park, Maine Photograph: Blaine Harrington III/Corbis Acadia National Park's coast in autumn Photograph: Karl Kinne/Corbis