(68) Curecanti National Recreation Area

Visited Together:

1. June 2009

Type: National Recreation Area
Region: Rocky Mountain Region
Location: Gunnison, CO
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: Three reservoirs, named for corresponding dams on the Gunnison River, form the heart of Curecanti. Recently discovered dinosaur fossils and traces of 6,000-year-old dwellings further enhance Curecanti's offerings.

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 The Dillon Pinnacles, June 2009

  The Dillon Pinnacles, June 2009

(59) Golden Gate National Recereation Area

Visited Together:

1. July 2007
2. September 2016 + OZL + CZL

Type: National Recreation Area
Region: Western Region
Location: San Francisco, CA
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: One of the largest urban national parks in the world, GGNRA contains numerous historical and cultural resources, including Alcatraz, Marin Headlands, Nike Missle Site and Fort Mason, as well as Muir Woods National Monument, Fort Point National Historic Site, and the Presidio of San Francisco.

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 Golden Gate Bridge, July 2007

(26) Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

Visited Together:

1. September 2005

Type: National Recreation Area
Region: Pacific Northwest & Alaska Region
Location: the Canadian border going to Coulee Dam along the Columbia River, WA
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: For more than 9,000 years, people have fished and traded on the Colombia River. In 1941, damming of the Columbia River created a 130-mile long lake, which was named for President Franklin Roosevelt.

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Grand Coulee Dam, September 2005

(25) Ross Lake National Recreation Area

Visited Together:

1. September 2005

Type: National Recreation Area
Region: Pacific Northwest & Alaska Region
Location: Newhalem, WA
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: Ross Lake is the corridor for scenic Washington State Route 20 and the North Cascades Highway, and includes three reservoirs: Ross Lake, Diablo Lake, and Gorge Lake.

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 Ross Lake Overlook, September 2005

(9) Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Visited Together:

1. August 2005
2. May 2010

Type: National Recreation Area
Region: Western
Location: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, AZ,UT
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: This recreation area stretches for hundreds of miles from Lees Ferry in Arizona to the Orange Cliffs of southern Utah, encompassing scenic vistas, geologic wonders, and a panorama of human history. The controversy surrounding the construction of Glen Canyon Dam contributed to the birth of the modern day environmental movement.

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Glen Canyon Dam, August 2005

Horseshoe Bend, August 2005

 Swimming in Lake Powell, August 2005

  Overlook Near Hite, May 2010