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My fascination with national parks was ignited on June 3, 1996, during an excursion with my best friend and her mother. This pivotal journey kindled my profound appreciation for nature, waterfalls, and the art of capturing the essence of our nation. Read more

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Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
☁️ 55 °F
Altitude: 23 ft
United States Richmond 37.909912, -122.35742737°54’36” N 122°21’27” W
Rosie the Riveter Museum
April 15 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
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Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
☁️ 50 °F
Altitude: 223 ft
United States 37.892733, -122.57225137°53’34” N 122°34’20” W
Muir Woods
April 15 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
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Day 10,543
Monday, April 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
☁️ 54 °F
Altitude: Sea level
United States San Francisco 37.810764, -122.47652137°48’39” N 122°28’35” W
Fort Point NHS
April 14 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
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Day 10,542
Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
☁️ 55 °F
Altitude: 177 ft
United States San Francisco 37.807817, -122.47493537°48’28” N 122°28’30” W
Golden Gate Bridge NRA
April 13 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
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Day 10,523
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
☀️ 61 °F
Altitude: 6,519 ft
United States 35.16705, -111.50164135°10’1” N 111°30’6” W
Walnut Canyon National Monument
March 25 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
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Day 10,522
Monday, March 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
☀️ 66 °F
Altitude: 6,831 ft
United States Long Jim Trick Tank 35.997374, -112.12213735°59’51” N 112°7’20” W
Grand Canyon
March 24 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
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Day 10,512
Friday, March 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
☀️ 55 °F
Altitude: 1,755 ft
United States 33.67553, -115.80154533°40’32” N 115°48’6” W
Joshua Tree National Park
March 14 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
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Day 10,507
Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
☀️ 73 °F
Altitude: 1,430 ft
United States Lukeville 31.887984, -112.81272931°53’17” N 112°48’46” W
Organ Pipe National Monument
March 9 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
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Day 10,494
Monday, February 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
☀️ 64 °F
Altitude: 6,850 ft
United States Rowe 35.515034, -105.67923535°30’54” N 105°40’45” W
Pecos National Historic Park
February 24 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
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Day 10,491
Friday, February 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
☀️ 52 °F
Altitude: 4,029 ft
United States Garton Well 32.786282, -106.15767432°47’11” N 106°9’28” W
White Sands National Park
February 21 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
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Day 10,487
Monday, February 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🌬 61 °F
Altitude: 1,161 ft
United States Amistad Village 29.459518, -101.03196629°27’34” N 101°1’55” W
Amistad NR
February 17 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 61 °F
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Day 10,484
Friday, February 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
☁️ 55 °F
Altitude: 23 ft
United States Big Hill 27.491839, -97.27957727°29’31” N 97°16’46” W
Padre Island National Seashore
February 14 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
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Day 10,470
Friday, January 31, 2025 at 11:18 AM
☀️ 52 °F
Altitude: 968 ft
United States Steel Creek 36.039069, -93.33587236°2’21” N 93°20’9” W
Buffalo National River
January 31 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
I'm leaving NWA on my new adventure, stopped at Buffalo National River.
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Day 10,437
Sunday, December 29, 2024 at 12:20 PM
☀️ 63 °F
Altitude: 194 ft
United States Park Lake 34.016894, -91.34521134°1’1” N 91°20’43” W
Arkansas Post National Memorial
December 29, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Completed Arkansas National parks
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Day 10,400
Friday, November 22, 2024 at 1:27 PM
☀️ 61 °F
Altitude: 1,056 ft
United States Limestone Creek 34.505462, -96.95187334°30’20” N 96°57’7” W
Chickasaw National Recreational
November 22, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
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Day 10,366
Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 2:21 PM
☀️ 73 °F
Altitude: 525 ft
United States White Haven 38.552098, -90.35124338°33’8” N 90°21’4” W
Ulysses S Grant NHS
October 19, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Completed Missouri National Parks.

Ulysses S. Grant is known as the victorious Civil War general who saved the Union and the 18th President of the United States. He first met Julia Dent, his future wife, at her family home, named White Haven. From 1854 to 1859 the Dents, Grants and an enslaved African-American workforce lived on the property.Read more
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Day 10,359
Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 1:04 PM
⛅ 84 °F
Altitude: 364 ft
United States President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site 33.667572, -93.59612433°40’3” N 93°35’46” W
President Clinton Birthplace
October 12, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
While down in the area for Arkansas Sole Sisters campout at Albert Pike. Teri , Sara and I visited the National Historic Site.

Named for the father who died shortly before his birth, William Jefferson Blythe III later became the 42nd President of the United States. In Hope, the experiences shared with his mother and grandparents in rural Arkansas developed the broad views on race relations, social justice, and public service that defined his presidency and life after the White House. For Bill Clinton, "Hope was home."Read more
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Day 10,345
Saturday, September 28, 2024 at 10:10 AM
☀️ 68 °F
Altitude: 1,040 ft
United States Harry S. Truman Library and Museum 39.093948, -94.42365339°5’38” N 94°25’25” W
Harry S Truman NHS
September 28, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
While in Kansas City with Austin and my parents to see the NASCAR races, I checked out the National Historic Site.

President Harry S Truman took America from its traditional isolationism into the age of international involvement. Despite his power, he never forgot where he came from. Today, visitors can experience the surroundings Truman knew as a young man of modest ambition through his political career and final years as a former president.Read more
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Day 10,272
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:58 PM
☁️ 77 °F
Altitude: 1,237 ft
United States McElhaney Branch 37.115713, -93.41969437°6’57” N 93°25’11” W
Wilson's Creek NB
July 17, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
The Second Major Battle of the Civil War
Wilson's Creek was the first major Civil War battle fought west of the Mississippi River, and the site of the death of Nathaniel Lyon, the first Union general killed in action. The costly Southern victory on August 10, 1861, focused national attention on the war in Missouri. Wilson’s Creek NB commemorates and interprets the battle within the context of the war in the Trans-Mississippi West.Read more
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Day 10,253
Friday, June 28, 2024 at 12:03 PM
🌬 81 °F
Altitude: 830 ft
United States Fort Scott National Historic Site 37.843404, -94.7044937°50’36” N 94°42’16” W
Fort Scott National Historic Site
June 28, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 81 °F
Forging a Nation: Fort Scott in the Mid Nineteenth Century
Promises made and broken! Who deserves to be free? The fight for freedom! Soldiers fighting settlers! Each of these stories is a link in the chain of events that encircled Fort Scott from 1842-1873. All of the site's structures, its parade ground, and its tallgrass prairie bear witness to this era when the country was forged from a young republic into a united transcontinental nation.Read more
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Day 10,084
Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 10:27 AM
⛅ 32 °F
Altitude: 620 ft
United States Weiland Ditch 41.659458, -87.0115841°39’34” N 87°0’42” W
Indiana Dunes National Park
January 11, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 32 °F
Finding Sand and Solitude
Lake Michigan's might has influenced Indiana Dunes for millennia. Wind and waves have shaped the land, leaving a rich mosaic of habitats along these 15 miles of Indiana coast. Over 50 miles of trails lead through shifting sand dunes, quiet woodlands, sunny prairies and lush wetlands. Known for its striking plant and bird diversity, it's easy to find inspiration throughout the park’s 15,000 acres.Read more
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Day 10,000
Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 11:15 AM
☁️ 70 °F
Altitude: 456 ft
United States Fort Smith National Historic Site 35.388481, -94.43091935°23’19” N 94°25’51” W
Fort Smith NHS
October 19, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Life on the Edge of the Frontier
Explore life on the edge of frontier and Indian Territory through the stories of soldiers, the Trail of Tears, scandals, outlaws, and lawmen who pursued them.

From the establishment of the first Fort Smith on December 25, 1817, to the final days of Judge Isaac C. Parker's jurisdiction over Indian Territory in 1896, Fort Smith National Historic Site preserves almost 80 years of history.Read more
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Day 9,836
Monday, May 8, 2023 at 9:06 AM
☁️ 73 °F
Altitude: 1,434 ft
United States Pea Ridge National Military Park 36.454048, -94.02991736°27’15” N 94°1’48” W
Pea Ridge
May 8, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
The Battle That Saved Missouri for The Union
On March 7-8, 1862, over 23,000 soldiers fought here to decide the fate of Missouri which was a turning point of the war in the Trans-Mississippi. This 4,300-acre battlefield honors those who fought and died on these hallowed grounds. Pea Ridge was the most pivotal Civil War battle west of the Mississippi River.Read more
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Day 9,681
Sunday, December 4, 2022 at 9:02 AM
☀️ 28 °F
Altitude: 531 ft
United States Nancy Hanks Lincoln State Memorial 38.113037, -86.99568438°6’47” N 86°59’44” W
Lincoln Boyhood N Memorial
December 4, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °F
There I Grew Up..." A. Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln grew from youth to manhood on this southern Indiana soil. Many character and moral traits of one of the world's most respected leaders was formed and nurtured here. Explore Lincoln's boyhood and learn about the boy who would one day become the leader of our nation.Read more
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Day 9,680
Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 2:46 PM
☀️ 39 °F
Altitude: 443 ft
United States George Rogers Clark State Memorial 38.679638, -87.53605938°40’47” N 87°32’10” W
George Rogers Clark NHP
December 3, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 39 °F
Great things have been effected by a few men well conducted."
The British flag would not be raised above Fort Sackville Feb. 25, 1779. At 10 A.M., the garrison surrendered to American Colonel George Rogers Clark. His American army, aided by French residents of the Illinois country, had marched through freezing floodwaters to gain this victory. The fort’s capture assured United States claims to the frontier, an area nearly as large as the original 13 states.Read more
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