National Parks

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. Baca selengkapnya

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Natchez NHP
30 November 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
The Richest History On the Mississippi River
Discover the history of all the peoples of Natchez, Mississippi, from European settlement, African enslavement, the American cotton economy, to the Civil Rights struggle on the lower Mississippi RiverBaca selengkapnya
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Brices Cross Roads NBD
30 November 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌧 63 °F
Winning the Battle, Losing the War
The Confederate victory at Brices Cross Roads was a significant victory for Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest, but its long term effect on the war proved costly for the Confederates. Brices Cross Roads is an excellent example of winning the battle, but losing the war.Baca selengkapnya
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Stone Rivers NB
5 Desember 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☁️ 32 °F
A Hard Earned Victory
The Battle of Stones River began on the last day of 1862 and became one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Civil War. The battle produced important military and political gains for the Union, and it changed forever the people who lived and fought hereBaca selengkapnya
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Shiloh NMP
5 Desember 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌙 37 °F
An Epic Contest
Visit the sites of the most epic struggle in the Western Theater of the Civil War. Nearly 110,000 American troops clashed in a bloody contest that resulted in 23,746 casualties; more casualties than in all of America's previous wars combined. Explore both the Shiloh and Corinth battlefields to discover the impact of this struggle on the soldiers and on the nationBaca selengkapnya
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Lake Mead National Recreational Area
23 Desember 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
America's First National Recreation Area
Experience outdoor thrills amongst striking landscapes and brilliant blue waters. Hike, swim, boat, cycle, camp, fish, volunteer, and learn! This year-round national park spreads across 1.5 million acres of mountains, canyons, valleys and two vast lakes. Just a stone's throw from the dazzling lights of Las Vegas, this extraordinary playground beckons with a symphony of possibilities.Baca selengkapnya
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Grand Canyon - West
23 Desember 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Grand Canyon West is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, located on the Hualapai Reservation. The population was reported as 0 at the 2020 census. Grand Canyon West is home to the tribe's Grand Canyon business operations, including the Grand Canyon West Airport and the Grand Canyon Skywalk. Typically, they are open from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., including all holidays.Baca selengkapnya
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Zion National Park
25 Desember 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ❄️ 32 °F
Utah's First National Park
Follow the paths where people have walked for thousands of years. Gaze up at massive sandstone cliffs of cream, pink, and red that soar into a brilliant blue sky. Experience the tall, stretching walls of a narrow slot canyon. Zion’s unique array of plants and animals will enchant you as you absorb the rich history of the past and enjoy the excitement of present-day adventures.Baca selengkapnya
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Ocmulgee Mounds National Park
7 September 2019, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
More Than 12,000 Years of Continuous Human Habitation
Welcome to Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park. This park is a prehistoric American Indian site, where many different American Indian cultures occupied this land for thousands of years. American Indians first came here during the Paleo-Indian Period hunting Ice Age mammals. Around 900 CE, the Mississippian Period began, and people constructed mounds for their elite, which remain here today.Baca selengkapnya
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Andersonville National Cemetery
7 September 2019, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☁️ 95 °F
The Deadliest Ground of the American Civil War
Nearly 13,000 men died on these grounds, a site that became infamous even before the Civil War ended. Their burial grounds became Andersonville National Cemetery, where veterans continue to be buried today. This place, where tens of thousands suffered captivity so others could be free, is also home to the National Prisoner of War Museum and serves as a memorial to all American prisoners of war.Baca selengkapnya
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Jimmy Carter NHS
7 September 2019, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☁️ 90 °F
A Rural Beginning
Few U.S. Presidents have had such close ties with where they were born and raised. The rural southern culture of Plains, Georgia revolves around farming, church, and school, which had a large influence in molding the character and shaping the political policies of the 39th President of the United States.Baca selengkapnya
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Congaree NP
24 Oktober 2019, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Home of Champions
Astonishing biodiversity exists in Congaree National Park, the largest intact expanse of old growth bottomland hardwood forest remaining in the southeastern United States. Waters from the Congaree and Wateree Rivers sweep through the floodplain, carrying nutrients and sediments that nourish and rejuvenate this ecosystem and support the growth of national and state champion trees.Baca selengkapnya
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Fort Pulaski NM
26 Oktober 2019, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌧 77 °F
Fort Pulaski National Monument is located on Cockspur Island between Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia. It preserves Fort Pulaski, the place where the Union Army successfully tested rifled cannons in 1862, the success of which rendered brick fortifications obsolete. The fort was also used as a prisoner-of-war camp.Baca selengkapnya
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Freedom Riders NM
29 Oktober 2019, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
The World Witnessed the Violence
In 1961, a small interracial band of “Freedom Riders” challenged discriminatory laws requiring separation of the races in interstate travel. They were attacked by white segregationists, who firebombed the bus. Images of the attack appeared in hundreds of newspapers, shocking the American public and spurring the Federal Government to issue regulations banning segregation in interstate travel.Baca selengkapnya
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Birmingham Civil Rights NM
29 Oktober 2019, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
The Fight for Civil Rights
In 1963, images of snarling police dogs unleashed against non-violent protesters and of children being sprayed with high-pressure hoses appeared in print and television news around the world. These dramatic scenes of violent police aggression against civil rights protesters in Birmingham, Alabama were vivid examples of segregation and racial injustice in America.Baca selengkapnya
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Waco Mammoth National Monument
1 November 2019, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
A Mammoth-Sized Find
Standing as tall as 14 feet and weighing 20,000 pounds, Columbian mammoths roamed across what is present-day Texas thousands of years ago. Today, the fossil specimens represent the nation's first and only recorded evidence of a nursery herd of ice age Columbian mammoths.Baca selengkapnya
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San Antonio Missions NHP
2 November 2019, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Imperial Times, Evolving Cultures
Welcome to San Antonio Missions, a National Park Service site and the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Texas.

After thousands of years, South Texans faced drought, European diseases, and colonization. In the 1700s, these Indigenous South Texans foreswore their traditional subsistence lifestyle and assimilated for survival to the Spanish ways, accepting a new religion, diet, economy and more.Baca selengkapnya
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New Orleans Mint
5 November 2019, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
The New Orleans Mint (French: Monnaie de La Nouvelle-Orléans) operated in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a branch mint of the United States Mint from 1838 to 1861 and from 1879 to 1909. During its years of operation, it produced over 427 million gold and silver coins of nearly every American denomination, with a total face value of over US$ 307 million.[3] It was closed during most of the American Civil War and Reconstruction.Baca selengkapnya
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Jean Lafitte NHP
5 November 2019, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
The Treasure of Jean Lafitte
In Jean Lafitte's day, silver and gold filled a pirate's treasure chest, but today's treasures are people, places, and memories. Discover New Orleans’ rich cultural mix. Learn Cajun traditions from people who live them. Watch an alligator bask on a bayou’s bank. Walk in the footsteps of the men who fought at 1815’s Battle of New Orleans. Follow the link to discover the treasure of Jean Lafitte.Baca selengkapnya
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Tuskegee Institute National Historic Sit
7 November 2019, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Bricks and Peanuts
In 1881, Booker T. Washington arrived in Alabama and started building Tuskegee Institute both in reputation and literally brick by brick. He recruited the best and the brightest to come and teach here including George Washington Carver who arrived in 1896. Carver’s innovations in agriculture, especially with peanuts, expanded Tuskegee’s standing throughout the country. The story continues….Baca selengkapnya
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Tuskegee Airmen NHS
7 November 2019, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌧 66 °F
Before Their Tails Were "Red"
Before the first African American military pilots became known as the "Red Tails" they wore striped tails as they began their flight training in the Army's PT-17 Stearman bi-plane. Their flying adventure started at Moton Field, in Tuskegee, Alabama, where the Army Air Corps conducted a military test to determine if African Americans could be trained to fly combat aircraft.Baca selengkapnya
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Martin Luther King Jr NHS
9 November 2019, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌙 41 °F
A Great Leader is Born
Welcome to Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park & Preservation District
A young boy grows up in a time of segregation… He is moved by destiny into leadership of the modern civil rights movement. This was Martin Luther King, Jr. Explore his roots, walk in his footsteps, visit the home of his birth, and where he played as a child. Hear his voice in the church where he changed the world.Baca selengkapnya
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Saratoga NHP
14 Maret 2020, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
The glorious successes of our Arms in the North" – George Washington, October 18, 1777
In 1777, a large British invasion force met an equally large American army here at Saratoga. After two intense battles, an eight-mile retreat, and a three-day siege, British General John Burgoyne surrendered his entire force. This first ever surrender of a British Army is one of the pivotal moments in determining the outcome of the Revolutionary War, forever changing the future of the world.Baca selengkapnya
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Saratoga National Historic Site
14 Maret 2020, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
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Arcadia NP
17 Juli 2020, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Drove to see the sunrise from Cadillac Mountain.

Crown Jewel of the North Atlantic Coast
Acadia National Park protects the natural beauty of the highest rocky headlands along the Atlantic coastline of the United States, an abundance of habitats, and a rich cultural heritage. At 4 million visits a year, it's one of the top 10 most-visited national parks in the United States. Visitors enjoy 27 miles of historic motor roads, 158 miles of hiking trails, and 45 miles of carriage roads.

Cadillac Mountain
Cadillac Mountain is a popular destination for visitors to Acadia National Park. Accessible by car, it is the highest point on the eastern seaboard of the U.S., and offers magnificent views of a glaciated coastal and island landscape. The short, paved Cadillac Summit Loop Trail, interpretive waysides, restrooms, and gift shop are located at the summit.

People have enjoyed the spectacular views from Cadillac Mountain (formerly Green Mountain) for thousands of years, as this area is the homeland of the Wabanaki people. European settlement on Mount Desert Island begin in the 1600s, and soon after the summit was used for mapping the coastline. By the late-1800s, Cadillac Mountain was a popular destination for tourists.

The early 20th century marked a shift towards preservation efforts of the summit. It was purchased by the Hancock County Trustees for Public Reservations in 1908, and became part of the original land acreage of Sieur de Monts National Monument, what later became Acadia National Park.Baca selengkapnya
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Acadia National Park 2020
17 Juli 2020, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
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