Got to tour JFK’s birthplace in spite of it being closed for the season (notice the sign below my elbow). That makes park unit #299 on my quest to visit them all, and the third today on #MyNationalParksMonth!
No better way to celebrate the National Parks centennial than to visit the home and studio of Frederick Law Olmstead, who helped pioneer the national park idea, and that of his son, who wrote the mission for the National Parks' Organic Act. Did I mention that it’s my 298th unit? :) #findyourpark #nps100 #MyNationalParksMonth
Just visited my 297th National Park: Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site. Had an excellent tour of the site with Supervisory Ranger Garrett Cloer, a month before the site opens for the season! A great first stop on #MyNationalParksMonth for #nps100. Check out the site at @longnps or nps.gov/long #findyourpark #fypyes
Unusual vistas of Roosevelt Dam, Bridge, and Lake from the Vineyard Trail.
Did I mention that I’ve now visited 296 national park units? Here I am in Virgin Islands Corral Reef National Monument a few days ago. I’m Hoping to hit the big 3-0-0 by the end of the year.
Hard to complain about a drive like this.
Unnamed waterfall, El Yunque rainforest
A little snorkeling in Coki Bay this morning.
Sometimes, a pig steals your beer, opens it with his mouth, and guzzles that shit down before you even know what happened.
I’ve now visited 291 National Park units
Drawn on the wall in the dungeon of Cabrillo San Cristóbal in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
Elvis? Never heard of her.
Ozark National Scenic Riverways
My Homer Simpson moment behind the control room chair at X-10, the world’s first nuclear reactor.
Free tours, you say? Hmmm…
In case you missed it, I stopped by Castle Mountains National Monument this weekend, my 282nd national park unit.
How long does it take me to reach 40,000 miles on my new(?) vehicle? Less than 15 months, apparently. #fb
