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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 😉).

Sign that reads Thank you for visiting your national park.
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Finally got around to (belatedly) posting an August 2024 Mid-Month Review.

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It's not hard to find a Lincoln statue near Springfield, Illinois. Here are four that I ran across in 2012.

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August’s : thanks to Krista, Kathy, Pat, and JP for the postcards.

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One minute of zen, from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, captured On This Day in 2012.

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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.

sunrise over the Salt RiverKayaker in the river, viewed from cliff abovekayaker paddling down stream

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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!

mountains and a glaciermountains and a glaciermountains and more glaciertundra and ice

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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.

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A statue of a soldier, surrounded by four dogs.
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from Page, Arizona, April 2023.

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The most popular photo in Iceland? OTD in 2021

A scenic landscape features a picturesque waterfall flowing into a river with a prominent, cone-shaped mountain in the background.
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Some street art from Iceland

We ran across some fun murals in Hellissandur, Iceland, On This Day in 2021.

A large, vivid mural of a ram with detailed, colorful, and cosmic-themed elements covers the side of a building.

A large mural of a black crow with outstretched wings is painted on the side of a white building in a grassy area, with other buildings and cars in the background.

A grassy area with a gravel path leads to a rocky shoreline and an ocean view, while a mural of a car is painted on a nearby building.

A building is covered with a colorful mural depicting various birds and nature scenes.

Outdoor murals featuring a whale and a geometric design adorn the walls of a weathered industrial building under a cloudy sky.

A mural on a wall depicts a blue geometric wave and a black-and-white cave scene with silhouetted figures overlooking a red landscape.

A large outdoor mural depicts a Viking ship and a Viking warrior navigating through icy waters with orcas and mountains in the background.

A mural on the side of a building features a surreal scene with a woman, skeletons, and a large moon in a dark, dreamlike landscape.

A corrugated metal wall is adorned with large, colorful murals of a Viking and another character, set against a cloudy sky and surrounded by a weathered area with sparse vegetation.

A small building is adorned with a vibrant mural featuring various birds amidst colorful, abstract natural elements.

Two murals of faces are painted on adjacent buildings along a gravel path, with stone steps leading up a grassy hill on the right.

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Another from in 2023 in .

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One more post of some idyllic scenes from Iceland, OTD in 2021.

A small, rustic, grass-roofed house with a wooden fence stands amid a grassy landscape, with a tree nearby and mountains in the background.A red house is situated on a lush green field with a backdrop of majestic, snow-capped mountains.A group of people are enjoying swimming pools with a scenic ocean and mountain view under a sunny sky.

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A few shots of Goðafoss, from On This Day in 2021.

A majestic waterfall cascades over rocky cliffs, with a vibrant rainbow arcing through the mist.A majestic waterfall cascades into a serene river, surrounded by rocky terrain and lush greenery, under a cloudy sky.A rugged, rocky landscape surrounds a powerful, rushing river with a cloudy sky overhead.A powerful river flows through a rocky canyon with a waterfall in the background under a cloudy sky.

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Spotted in Akureyri, Iceland four years ago today. ❤️💛💚

Heart shaped red light in an intersection stoplight
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Four fun photos of the road from Iceland, taken On This Day in 2021.

A long, empty road stretches forward, flanked by green hills and mountains under a partly cloudy sky.A paved road runs alongside a vast, grassy mountain landscape under a cloudy sky.A winding road curves through a lush green valley with mountains, a lightly clouded sky, and a distant streetlamp.A white vehicle is driving on a foggy, deserted road.

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Free shower! (Iceland, OTD in 2021)

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On This Day last year, I attempted—and failed miserably—to correctly pronounce even half of the official name of this town in Wales.

Some ridiculous collection of seemingly random letters on a train station sign in Wales.
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I finally wrote about my visit to Cabinetlandia, which was five years ago yesterday. And in doing so, I fell down a rabbit hole of research about this fun project—stuff I really wish I had known when I first visited out of a whim. This has Web 1.0 feels all over it.