The glacially carved peak known as Half Dome stands above the valley at Yosemite National Park. (Mladen Antonov/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images)After a week focused on the aftermath of the deadly mass shooting in Orlando, President Obama leaves Washington on Friday for a three-day family tour of New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns and California's Yosemite national parks. Federal officials said 305 million people visited national parks across the country last year, an all-time high. They are scheduled to return to Washington on Sunday evening. The Obamas are scheduled to make their first stop at the Carlsbad Caverns in the Guadalupe Mountains on Friday afternoon, before flying to California, where they will spend two days at Yosemite.

Source: Washington Post June 17, 2016 15:05 UTC