National Parks and Monuments

[asirimarco]

did not have any idea there were this many - keep scrolling down and down

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_areas_in_the_United_States_National_Park_System

[Sparkle]

Oh dear, now I'm depressed. There is no way I'll live long enough to see them all. But what a challenge it would be.

[WickedLady]

Those I have been to:

North Cascades Nat Park,WA--Mt Baker's Artists Point


Olympic Nat Park,WA--Hurricane Ridge




Mt Rainier Nat Park, WA--I have hiked most of the trails here.




Mt Saint Helens Volcanic Monument,WA


Crater Lake Nat Park, OR--Wizard Island


Death Valley Nat Park, CA--Date Palms near golf course


Teddy Roosevelt Nat Park, ND--North Unit






Petrified Forest Nat Park and Painted Desert,AZ










Grand Canyon Nat Park,AZ--South Rim






Zion Nat Park, UT






There are also several Nat Monuments and as a kid with my parents there was Craters of the Moon, Redwoods, and Yellowstone.

[Cedar518]

What wonderful pics. I always find Crater Lake a bit spooky,... I guess because i try to imagine what it would have been like when it happened,.. huge volcano, etc. Really like all those shots!

[snowball]

just think of what a diverse nation we live in
so pretty thanks for posting them
sheila

[Nasoosie]

What beautiful pictures, Wicked!!! You have really made the rounds! I remember being all those places in the 'old' days before I could afford a pot to pee in, let alone a camera! I was traveling in my VW bus with my dogs, doing odd jobs to make enough money for gas, and living off dehydrated soups and whatever I could 'catch' or pick in the environs around me! How nice to actually have pictures! I had forgotten the beauty of many of those places, but how well I remember the 'feeling' of Craters of the Moon, as I attempted to find a spot to set up a tent while there to get out of the van for a while! Sleeping on cinders and hard lava was not my cup of tea! What memories!

Thanks so much to all of you for the great pics that get posted on this forum....I LOVE them!

[JanetA]

WOW, Soos! you've had quite a life!

love to hear about ya'll's experiences!

[oregontocal]

Fabulous pictures!!! I've visited and camped at Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Crater Lake, Mt. Lassen (climbed the mountain with my son), Grand Canyon (both rims), Zion, Bryce, Glen Canyon, Petrified Forest, Mesa Verde, and Mt. Rainier. So many more to see. It will be much easier now with my old-timer's pass.