Travel for the Soul: National Parks List

 After this morning’s post about the National Parks program showing now on PBS, I received an email from a friend curious as to which National Parks we have visited. A short while ago we finished watching episode 4 of this series, and the four of us got inspired to put together a list of the National Parks and State Parks we’ve been blessed to visit.

1997
– Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
– Shenandoah National Park, VA

1998
– Grand Canyon National Park, AZ (South Rim)
– Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, AZ
– Monument Valley, UT

1999
– Badlands National Park, SD
– Mount Rushmore National Memorial, SD
– Devil’s Tower National Monument, WY
– Yellowstone National Park, WY
– Grand Teton National Park, WY

2000
– Yosemite National Park, CA
– Kings Canyon National Park, CA
– Sequoia National Park, CA

2001
– Zion National Park, UT
– Arches National Park, UT
– Canyonlands National Park, UT
– Bryce Canyon National Park, UT

2003
– Acadia National Park, ME

2005
– Glacier National Park, MT
– Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, WA
– Mount Ranier National Park, WA
– Olympic National Park, WA
– Banff National Park, Canada
– Jasper National Park, Canada

2006
– Grand Canyon National Park, AZ (West, South, and North Rims)
– Rainbow Bridge National Monument, AZ
– Monument Valley, UT
– Natural Bridges National Monument, UT
– Capitol Reef National Park, UT
– Bryce Canyon National Park, UT
– Zion National Park, UT
– Death Valley National Park, CA

2008
– Rocky Mountains National Park, CO
– Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, CO
– Mesa Verde National Park, CO
– Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO

2010
– Zion National Park, UT (in Winter)

2011
– Sequoia National Park, CA
– Kings Canyon National Park, CA
– Yosemite National Park, CA
– Lassen Volcano National Park, CA
– Crater Lake National Park, OR
– Redwoods National Park, CA

2012
– Grand Canyon National Park, AZ (West Rim)

2014
– Yellowstone National Park, WY (in Winter)
– Grand Tetons National Park, WY (in Winter)

In our backyard and visited often
– Everglades National Park, FL

This list will continue to be updated, no doubt. As I sit here and look over this list, I am humbled by its significance to me – the God-given opportunities we’ve had.

Happy travels my friends!