nature
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Guess Who’s Back
Well…it’s been a minute. When I finished visiting all 63 U.S. national parks in 2023, I wasn’t really sure what was next. Exploring that final park felt like the end of a chapter I’d been writing for a long time.… Continue reading
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Congaree National Park
Congaree National Park is located in central South Carolina, and preserves the largest tract of old growth cypress left in the world. The forest populates a floodplain of the Congaree and Wateree Rivers. The park contains the tallest of 15… Continue reading
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New River Gorge National Park
The morning of our fourth day, we ventured to West Virginia to visit America’s newest national park, New River Gorge. This national park protects and maintains the New River Gorge in southern West Virginia and the Appalachian Mountains. The whole… Continue reading
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Mammoth Cave National Park
Mammoth Cave National Park preserves the longest known cave system- the most extensive in the world. No known cave in the world is even half as long. There is evidence that humans explored Mammoth Cave 4,000 years ago, but it… Continue reading
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Glacier Bay National Park
Glacier Bay National Park encompasses 3.3 million acres of prestigious land and water. The waters in Glacier Bay are some of the richest on earth, and because of this, it’s one of the largest protected preserves in the world. It’s… Continue reading
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Gates of the Arctic & Kobuk Valley
Welcome to the three-part series of Alaska’s National Parks, 2nd edition. This summer I explored four more of Alaska’s eight National Parks: Gates of the Arctic, Kobuk Valley, Wrangell St. Elias, and Glacier Bay. This was a much-anticipated trip, with… Continue reading
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Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde National Park is located in southwest Colorado. The Park is known for its well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings. The cliff dwellings provide insight into the lives of the ancient people who once farmed on the mesa tops. After… Continue reading
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Indiana Dunes National Park
The last stop on our spring parks trip was Indiana Dunes National Park. This Park was upgraded from a National Lakeshore to a National Park in February 2019, making it America’s 61st National Park. Indiana Dunes is located just an… Continue reading
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Gateway Arch National Park
The Gateway Arch was named an official National Park in February 2018. Even though it is our nation’s smallest park, it offers a whole lot of history. The Arch was originally built as a monument to symbolize the role St.… Continue reading
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Hot Springs National Park
Before traveling to Hot Springs National Park, I didn’t really know what to expect. For starters, I had no idea this park was in the middle of a city. However, Hot Springs is considered an “urban park,” and is indeed… Continue reading
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