The 12 Days of NPS Christmas

At the risk of getting the classic earworm of a Christmas carol stuck in your head, your friends at NRSS came up with our own take on the Twelve Days of Christmas. Check it out!

Sing along everyone. "On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…"

12 point buck — NPS Photo / Dan Ng

12 Antler points a pointing in Yellowstone National Park

Birds flying over water — NPS Photo

11 Birds a flying at Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

10 Brown bear claws — NPS Photo / Critz

10 Brown bear claws in Katmai National Park & Preserve

9 Sphenociadium (aka Ranger’s Button) blooming — NPS Photo

9 Sphenociadium (aka Ranger’s Button) blooming in Devils Postpile National Monument

yellow and orange sea star with eight legs sits in front of rock on a coast — NPS photo / Jalone

8 Legs on a Sea Star at Lake Clark National Park & Preserve in Alaska

silhouettes of 7 people and telescopes in front of a night sky. — NPS photo

7 Stargazers stargazing at El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico

6 Calypso orchids — NPS Photo / Stegmann

6 Calypso orchids at Rocky Mountain National Park

Yardangs eroding at White Sands National Monument — Photo by Ken Redeker

5 Yardangs eroding at White Sands National Monument

4 Loons a swimming at Acadia National Park — NPS Photo / Rugg

4 Loons a swimming at Acadia National Park

3 Canoes sailing at Kaloko-Honokōhua National Historical Park — NPS Photo / Boyle

3 Canoes sailing at Kaloko-Honokōhua National Historical Park

2 Waterfalls a flowing at Yosemite National Park — NPS Photo / Joyce

2 Waterfalls a flowing at Yosemite National Park

One Joshua Tree at sunset in Joshua Tree National Park — NPS Photo / Sutton

And finally

One Joshua Tree at sunset in Joshua Tree National Park

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Last updated: December 20, 2016