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4/14/10

(71) Yucca House National Monument

Visited Together:

June 2009

Type: National Monument
Region: Rocky Mountain Region
Location: Cortez, CO
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: Yucca House was built by the ancestors of today's Pueblos, and now exists as a monument to the cooperation between tribes and stewardship of natural, cultural, and historical resources.

Other Photos:

Yucca House, June 2009

3/12/10

(16) Yellowstone National Park

Visited Together:

August 2005

Type: National Park
Region: Rocky Mountain Region
Location: Yellowstone National Park, ID,MT,WY
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: About 640,000 years ago, a massive volcanic eruption spewed an immense volume of ash that covered all of the western U.S., much of the Midwest and beyond. That climatic event was one of many processes that shaped Yellowstone National Park. Geothermal wonders, such as Old Faithful, are evidence of one of the world's largest active volcanoes. These spectacular features helped lead to the creation of the world's first national park.

Brochure Picture:

Other Photos:

West Thumb Geyser Basin, August 2005

The Big Gumper, August 2005

(Ranger Guided Off Trail Tour, near Mud Volcano)

Grand Prismatic Spring, August 2005

Old Faithful Geyser, August 2005

Upper Falls, August 2005

3/2/10

(1) Yosemite National Park

Visited Together:

February 2003
July 2007
December 2008
July 2009
March 2010
May 2010
May 2013 + OZL
June 2013+ OZL
December 2014 + OZL & CZL
July 2018 + OZL + CZL + mZL
March 2019 + OZL + CZL + mZL

Type: National Park
Region: Western
Location: the Sierra Nevada, CA
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: This spectacular tract of mountain-and-valley scenery in the Sierra Nevada harbors a grand collection of waterfalls, meadows, and forests that include groves of giant sequoias, the world's largest living things.

Official Passport Stamp: