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