Five years ago today, I completed my quest to visit all 478 Treasured Places—every national park unit, national monument, and national conservation area in the US—with a short trip to Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument in Montana.
Five years after completing my Treasured Places quest
![View from “Decision Point” during the Lewis and Clark Expedition.](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/7480/2024/img-8812.jpeg)