Ever since I was a little kid I could remember always being outdoors. Any chance I’d get to climb a tree or swim in a river, get lost in the woods, I was there. Turning sixteen opened up a whole new door for me; the open road. The open road led to road trips, which lead to more road trips; road trips to National Parks. My goal is to see them all. My next few blogs will hopefully have pictures and information on some of my favorite National Parks. Some of which I’ve been or want to see.
National Parks started out by reserving land to preserve for future generations to enjoy. The first reservation was Hot Springs, Arkansas by President Andrew Jackson in 1832. The second attempt to reserve land was, Yosemite and the Giant Sequoias, in 1864 by Abraham Lincoln. These reservations differed from National Parks because they were not controlled or established by the federal government. The first federally established National Park was Yellowstone National Park in 1872. Since then another 57 areas have been established as National Parks. And on August 25th, 1916 the National Park Service was created.
The great outdoors, there’s absolutely nothing like it. Traveling to National Parks is something of a hobby of mine. Now I haven’t been to all of them, nor can I say I have a favorite, but I can tell you this… There is no other place I’d rather be. The first national park I went to was the Grand Canyon National Park in Flagstaff, Arizona. And ever since then, I’ve been hooked on seeing more. Future trips include: Yosemite, The Everglades, Acadia, Olympic, and Denali.
This is really cool, there's a lot of beautiful country in the national parks. My parents have been taking these kinds of road-trips every summer/fall since my step-dad retired and they always come back with amazing pictures and some crazy stories. Please post more pictures of your trips, I would love to see them.
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