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
Today is the birthday of the National Park Service, which manages over 430 national parks in the US. Visiting them all has been the best endeavor of my life.
Back in 2016, I celebrated the NPS 100th birthday by visiting 100 parks in 100 days, which has been my all-time favorite trip (so far 😉).
Finally got around to (belatedly) posting an August 2024 Mid-Month Review.
It's not hard to find a Lincoln statue near Springfield, Illinois. Here are four that I ran across #opcOnThisDay in 2012.
August’s #OnePostcard: thanks to Krista, Kathy, Pat, and JP for the postcards.
One minute of zen, from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, captured On This Day in 2012.
Another monsoon storm blocked my weekly evening paddle down the river. Damn, I need to get back out there. Here’s an early morning view of the river—kayaker included—from OTD in 2020.
A few photos from a flight over Greenland, On This Day in 2021.
I was super lucky on the flight in the opposite direction, where I got to enjoy an hours-long display of the northern lights from the air. Quite magical!
On This Day in 2019, I visited what has got to be the most obscure National Monument in the country. It’s one of the few that requires a short background check to visit.
#TentViewTuesday from Page, Arizona, April 2023.
The most popular photo in Iceland? OTD in 2021
Some street art from Iceland
We ran across some fun murals in Hellissandur, Iceland, On This Day in 2021.
Another #SilentSunday from #opcOnThisDay in 2023 in #Wales.
One more post of some idyllic scenes from Iceland, OTD in 2021.
A few shots of Goðafoss, from On This Day in 2021.
Spotted in Akureyri, Iceland four years ago today. ❤️💛💚
Four fun photos of the road from Iceland, taken On This Day in 2021.
Free shower! (Iceland, OTD in 2021)
On This Day last year, I attempted—and failed miserably—to correctly pronounce even half of the official name of this town in Wales.
