(51) White Sands National Monument

Visited Together:

1. November 2005
2. June 2016 + OZL & CZL

Type: National Monument
Region: Southwest Region
Location: Alamogordo, NM
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: At the northern end of the Chihuahuan Desert lies a mountain-ringed valley called the Tularosa Basin. Rising from the heart of this basin are the glistening white sands of New Mexico. Great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed 275 square miles of desert.

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White Sands, November 2005

 White Sands, November 2005

White Sands, June 2016

 White Sands, June 2016

White Sands, June 2016

(50) Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Visited Together:

1. November 2005

Type: National Park
Region: Southwest Region
Location: Salt Flat, TX
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: Rising from the desert, this mountain mass contains portions of the world's most extensive Permian limestone fossil reef. Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas at 8,749 feet, is a significant park feature.

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(49) Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River

Visited Together:

1. November 2005

Type: Wild & Scenic River
Region: Southwest Region
Location: Southwest Texas, TX
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: The pristine character of the Rio Grande is protected here from the Coahuila/Chihuahua, Mexico, state border - upstream from Mariscal Canyon - to the Terrel/Val Verde County line downstream in Texas. The Wild and Scenic River designation extends for 196 miles along the river's course.

(48) Big Bend National Park

Visited Together:

1. November 2005

Type: National Park
Region: Southwest Region
Location: The big bend of the Rio Grande, TX
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: One of the largest and least visited of our national parks, Big Bend offers more than 801,000 acres at elevations that range from less than 2,000 feet along the Rio Grande to nearly 8,000 feet in the Chisos Mountains. Massive canyons, vast desert expanses, and the entire Chisos Mountain range await visitor exploration.

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 Chisos Mountains, November 2005

 

Sotol Vista Overlook, November 2005

 

 Looking for Santa Elena Canyon Trailhead, November 2005

(47) Hot Springs National Park

Visited Together:

1. October 2005

Type: National Park
Region: Southwest Region
Location: Hot Springs, AR
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: People have used the hot spring water in therapeutic baths for more than 200 years. This reservation eventually developed into a well-known resort, and today the park protects 47 hot springs and eight historic bathhouses with the former luxurious Fordyce Bathhouse housing the park visitor center.

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 Hot Springs, October 2005

(46) Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Now Gateway Arch National Park)

Visited Together:

1. October 2005

Type: National Memorial
Region: Midwest Region
Location: St. Louis, MO
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: Made up of the Gateway Arch, the Museum of Westward Expansion, and the Old Courthouse, this breathtaking national park stands in tribute to Thomas Jefferson - the man whose dream inspired the westward spread of freedom and democracy.

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 St. Louis, October 2005

  St. Louis, October 2005

(45) Big Cypress National Preserve

Visited Together:

1. October 2005
   

Type: National Preserve
Region: Southeast Region
Location: Ochopee, FL
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: The first National Preserve in the National Park System, Big Cypress is a meeting place of temperate and tropical species - and a hotbed of biological diversity. The Preserve serves as a supply of fresh, clean water for the vital estuaries of the 10,000 islands near Everglades City.

(44) Everglades National Park

Visited Together:

1. October 2005

Type: National Park
Region: Southeast Region
Location: Miami, Naples, and Homestead, FL
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: The only subtropical preserve in North America, the "River of Grass" contains both temperate and tropical plant communities. The park, designated a Wetland of International Importance, is the only place int he world where alligators and crocodiles exist side by side.

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 Shark Valley, October 2005

  Shark Valley, October 2005

(43) Shenandoah National Park

Visited Together:

1. October 2005

Type: National Park
Region: Mid-Atlantic Region
Location: the Blue Ridge Mountains near Luray, VA
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: A beautiful section of the Blue Ridge Mountains forms the eastern rampart of the Appalachian Mountains between Pennsylvania and Georgia. Skyline Drive, a 105-mill road, provides vistas of the spectacular landscape to the east and west.

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 Fog on Skyline Drive, October 2005

 Shenandoah, October 2005

(42) Thomas Jefferson Memorial

Visited Together:

1. October 2005

Type: National Memorial
Region: National Capital Region
Location: Washington, DC
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States, was the author of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson left to the future not only ideas but also a great body of practical achievements.

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(41) Lincoln Memorial

Visited Together:

1. October 2005
2. July 2019 + OZL

Type: National Memorial
Region: National Capital Region
Location: Washington, DC
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: A tribute to President Lincoln and the nation he fought to preserve during the Civil War, the Lincoln Memorial was built to resemble a Greek temple.  sculpture by Daniel Chester French of a seated Lincoln is in the center of the memorial chamber.

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Lincoln Memorial, July 2019

(40) Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Visited Together:

1. October 2005

Type: National Memorial
Region: National Capital Region
Location: Washington, DC
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: This memorial traces 12 years of history through a sequence of four outdoor rooms, each one devoted to one of FDR's terms in office.

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(39) Korean War Veterans Memorial

Visited Together:

1. October 2005

Type: National Memorial
Region: National Capital Region
Location: Washington, DC
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: At the end of the Korean War, 1.5 million U.S. veterans returned to a country reluctant to view the war as something to memorialize. This memorial honors those who answered the call, and those who gave their lives for the cause of freedom.

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(38) Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Visited Together:

1. October 2005

Type: National Memorial
Region: National Capital Region
Location: Washington, DC
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: A testament to the sacrifice of American military personnel during one of this nation's least popular wars, the memorial separates the issue of the sacrifices of the veterans from the U.S. policy in the war.

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 Vietnam Veterans Memorial, October 2005

(37) World War II Memorial

Visited Together:

1. October 2005

Type: National Memorial
Region: National Capital Region
Location: Washington, DC
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: Located on the National Mall in Washington, DC, this memorial commemorates the sacrifice and celebrates the victory of the WWII generation.

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 World War II Memorial, October 2005

(36) Washington Monument

Visited Together:

1. October 2005
2. July 2019 + OZL

Type: National Monument
Region: National Capital Region
Location: Washington, DC
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: Alone among the founders of the United States, George Washington earned the title "Father of Our Country" in recognition of his leadership in the cause of American independence.

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 Washington Monument, October 2005

  Washington Monument, October 2005

 
Washington Monument with Apollo 11 Projected on it, July 2019

(34) National Mall & (35) National Capital Parks

Visited Together:

1. October 2005
2. July 2019 + OZL

Type: National Mall
Region: National Capital Region
Location: Washington D.C., DC
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: National Mall & Memorial Parks contains some of the nation's oldest protected parklands. Units included in this group include Constitution Gardens, Ford's Theatre, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Old Post Office Tower, Pennsylvania Avenue NHS, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington Monument, and World War II Memorial.

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Capitol Building, July 2019

(33) Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Visited Together:

1. October 2005

Type: National Historical Park
Region: Mid-Atlantic Region
Location: Harpers Ferry, WV
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: Located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, Harpers Ferry witnessed John Brown's attack on slavery and the largest surrender of Federal troops during the Civil War.

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Shenandoah River, October 2005

 Harpers Ferry, October 2005