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agesilaus
Jan 23, 2016Explorer III
Glacier
Yellowstone
Grand Tetons
Badlands
Rushmore (tho it will be a disappointment)
Dinosaur NM
Arches
Capitol Reef
Bryce Canyon
Zion
Grand Canyon--I prefer the North Rim
Mesa Verde
Great Sand Dunes
Rocky Mountains
Petrified Forest
Carlsbad Caverns
Barrenger Crater (not national)
Chaco
Death Valley
Yosemite
Lassen Volcanic
Redwoods
Crater Lake
Mt Ranier
Olympic
North Cascades
and in Alaska--Denali, Glacier Bay, Katmai ect.
There are many smaller parks that you will be close to and which are worth a visit: Hovenwep, Devils Tower, Black Canyon of the Gunnison for example.
Yellowstone
Grand Tetons
Badlands
Rushmore (tho it will be a disappointment)
Dinosaur NM
Arches
Capitol Reef
Bryce Canyon
Zion
Grand Canyon--I prefer the North Rim
Mesa Verde
Great Sand Dunes
Rocky Mountains
Petrified Forest
Carlsbad Caverns
Barrenger Crater (not national)
Chaco
Death Valley
Yosemite
Lassen Volcanic
Redwoods
Crater Lake
Mt Ranier
Olympic
North Cascades
and in Alaska--Denali, Glacier Bay, Katmai ect.
There are many smaller parks that you will be close to and which are worth a visit: Hovenwep, Devils Tower, Black Canyon of the Gunnison for example.
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