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Jeff Williams’ father was a seasonal Park Ranger with the National Park Service, taking his family out to Wyoming every summer.

Now, Williams still looks out over the parks, albeit from a different vantage point. He is currently the ISS commander of Expedition 48, and recently broke the United States record for the most cumulative days in space.

He also is a big fan of the parks, and this week, in honor of the National Park Service’s 100th birthday, Williams posted many of his pictures online, along with a touching video tribute to the Parks that you can watch above.

All of the images Williams took are composites, made of many images stitched together, because even from low-earth orbit it’s hard to capture the entirety of most parks in a single image. Enjoy this beautiful look at some of the prettiest parks in the country.

Death Valley National Park

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Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

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Light glints off the Colorado river in the Glen Canyon, which stretches across parts of Utah and Arizona.
Grand Canyon National Park

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The wide swath of the Grand Canyon took astronaut Jeff Williams 13 pictures to fully capture.
Mount St Helens

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Mount St. Helens, best known for its dramatic eruption in 1980 is now the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument located in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Williams wrote: “Mount St. Helens looks spectacular from directly above!”
Grand Teton National Park

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Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming covered with snow.
Glacier Bay National Park

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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve covers 3.3 million acres in Alaska.
Everglades

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The Everglades are commonly called the ‘river of grass’ and stretch for a wide distance along Florida.
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