in chronological order, along with the things i did/saw there

  • shenandoah - skyline drive
  • sequoia - towering sequoia trees
  • kings canyon - imposing stone cliffs
  • zion - snowy red cliffs
  • death valley - volcano hiking trail
  • pinnacles - pinnacle rocks, short hike through caves
  • crater lake - great blue lake in a crater, with an island
  • mount rainier - narada falls, mount rainier
  • redwood - towering redwood trees
  • zion again - the narrows, most of the angel's landing hike
  • bryce - snowy hoodoos
  • pinnacles again - saw 15 (!!) california condors this time
  • north cascades - lake diablo, water turned turquoise-green by rock flour
  • kings canyon again - general grant tree (fire scar)
  • sequoia again - general sherman, sentinel tree
  • joshua tree - spooky alien trees, imposing rock formations, skull rock
  • lassen - manzanita lake
  • lassen again - sulphur works, bumpass hell, cinder cone, burney falls
  • grand canyon - the canyon!
  • bryce again - hoodoos at the bryce amphitheatre, stargazing
  • zion again - the narrows again
  • hawai'i volcanoes - saw kilauea's lava flow!
  • yosemite - lots of ravens, and my first golden-crowned kinglet, snowshoeing
  • indiana dunes - beach, birds
  • yellowstone - birds, butterflies, bears, elk, deer, coyote, mountain goat, geothermal features
  • grand teton - birds, butterflies, bears, mountain

list of national parks excluding revisits, in chronological order

  • shenandoah
  • sequoia
  • kings canyon
  • zion
  • death valley
  • pinnacles
  • crater lake
  • mount rainier
  • redwood
  • bryce
  • north cascades
  • joshua tree
  • lassen
  • grand canyon
  • hawai'i volcanoes
  • yosemite
  • indiana dunes
  • yellowstone
  • grand teton
dec 31 2018 ∞
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