It seems that ever since the National Park Service celebrated their centennial in 2016, National Park visitation has increased and…
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Three More National Park Units
Exciting news – Congress passed a new Lands Act last week, authorizing three new national park units and moving our…
National Park Rangers
When you think of a National Park Ranger, most likely you will recall talking with them at a visitor center…
A Year of Blogging about National Park Units
When we started this blog a year ago, we weren’t sure where it was headed. It just seemed that every…
National Park Units in 50 States
Last week we talked about the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System. This week we celebrated a “50” of…
Happy Mother’s Day, National Park Style
As we celebrate Mother’s Day and all of the wonderful women in our lives, we started to reflect on National…
Celebrate National Park Week!
April 21-29, 2018 is National Park Week and this year’s theme is “Park Stars”. The week kicks off with FREE…
Trains, Planes and Automobiles
As we were watching the Barrett-Jackson Car Auction last night, we thought about the role of the automobile and the place…
Happy Birthday to the National Park Foundation
December 18th is the 50th birthday of the National Park Foundation, Chartered by Congress in 1967 as the official charity of…
Goal: 417 National Park Units
We didn’t start out with a goal of visiting every National Park Unit. We just visited them because we enjoyed them.…