With over 400 sites to chose from, the National Park service has something for everyone. America's national parks not only preserve our natural wonders, they also preserve the story of America. This story is told in thousands of voices, from those of our great leaders to ordinary people doing ordinary things- or doing something profound.
The National Park Service protects America's highest (Denali, 20,308 feet) and lowest (Death Valley, -282 feet) points, our deepest lake (Crater Lake), longest cave system (Mammoth Cave), tallest trees (Redwood) and highest concentration of geysers (Yellowstone). If you can imagine an ecosystem, it's in a national park: tundra, coral reef, alpine glaciers, mountain meadows, prairies, forests, rocky shorelines, swamps, and much more.
The historic timeline preserved by the parks starts when dinosaurs roamed the earth. The human timeline runs from prehistoric civilizations through the Age of Discovery to America's founding and beyond, right up to the tragic events of September 11th. You can visit the birthplace of America, see where the Revolutionary War began and ended, where the Civil War began and ended, and key sites from the Civil Rights movements. Learn about the people who, in the course of their normal day, built America.
Learn America's story by visiting our national parks, monuments, memorials, battlefields, and historic sites. Or live vicariously through this site. Hopefully what you see here goes beyond the standard stock photos you'll find through a web search. Stories and photos from the various parks will be added as I visit them.
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