Olympic National ParkOlympic National ParkCrater Lake National ParkBadlands National ParkBadlands National ParkBandelier National MonumentWilliam L. Finley National Wildlife RefugeApostle Islands National LakeshoreSturgeon River Gorge Wilderness
Everyone should see our nationally protected parks, monuments, lakeshores, and wilderness areas as beautifully sacred places that deserve to be stewarded with respect. Everyone should be given the hope to see our nationally protected lands and rest assured that the government will preserve them for present and future generations.
May it be so.
Welcome, Joanne Mason, guest Lens-Artist challenger this week.
Ann-Christine’s challenge this week tells of memorable events from her travels through the Sahara desert in Morocco, illustrated with stunning photos. I encourage you to visit HER POST and see for yourself. My most memorable travels in the last decade have been domestic roads trips to National Parks. On one trip, I visited 11 federally protected sites – parks, monuments, and forests. They are chronicled in the page listed below my banner heading called “An American Adventure”. Here are a few of my favorite shots from that journey.
“Roads were made for journeys, not destinations.” – Confucius
Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota
Dinosaur National Monument, Utah
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
“Once a year, go somewhere you have never been before.” – Dalai Lama
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado