Like many US citizens, we grew up wandering in national parks – some of our earliest memories are of camping in Tennessee’s Smokies, where we thrilled at conquering boulders and sighting black bears.
Like many US citizens, we grew up wandering in national parks – some of our earliest memories are of camping in Tennessee’s Smokies, where we thrilled at conquering boulders and sighting black bears. In college we hiked and drove the Shenandoah range of Virginia. Later we explored Maine’s Acadia by bicycle, the Hawai’i Volcanoes and Joshua Tree on foot, and then came the grand parks of Colorado: Rocky Mountain National Park and Great Sand Dunes. From those two we’ve viewed everything from meteor showers to frozen lakes, countless elk and bighorn sheep, and a lone black bear climbing a high ridge. Despite many rich experiences, we hadn’t stopped to consider the breadth of the US National Park system, their value in our nation’s culture, or even the struggle it took to bring them into existence. The national park system delivers so much, and asks no more than respect in return. We encourage you to enjoy our incredible parks. Here are a few tips to help you get there.
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