# @nationalparkservice on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DO6Bi3KDu5-
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34849575-nationalparkservice-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/3806e4aaab.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-09-22T13:43:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) — https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice

## Caption

Everyone: Too bad summer is over

Us: 🎃

The leaves are changing, temperatures are cooling, and you can practically hear the faint whispers of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas” wafting through the air. Wait, what? Magical. Fall is back, people! It’s the official first day of fall, otherwise known as the autumnal equinox, aka you’re really wearing a pumpkin on your head? 

Fall is a great time to experience parks. The autumn months splash many national parks with a rich array of colors to enjoy, #FatBearWeek starts tomorrow, and there is plenty of pumpkin spice and all that’s nice to go around. Not a fan of fall? Get out. 

Just kidding. Only three months til winter. Need inspiration for fall trip ideas and things to do? Go to nps.gov

Images: A ranger with a carved pumpkin head strolling on a trail; various fall leaves that have turned colors; A ranger with a carved pumpkin head wearing a hat holding another pumpkin at Joshua Tree National Park.

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| National Park Service | @nationalparkservice | https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice | Government Organization |

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