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6/28/18

(88) Scotts Bluff National Monument


Visited Together:
  1. June 2018 + OZL + CZL + mZL
Type: National Monument
Region: Midwest  
Location: Gering, Nebraska
Link: NPS website
 
Passport Description: A prominent natural landmark for emigrants on the Oregon Trail, this 3,000-acre National Monument protects Scotts Bluff, Mitchell Pass, and the adjacent prairie lands and the memory of westward expansion on the historic Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails.

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Scotts Bluff 2018

4/14/10

(77) Sequoia National Park


Visited Together:
  1. July 2009
Type: National Park
Region: Western Region
Location: In the southern Sierra Nevada in Tulare and Fresno counties, CA
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: Thanks to their huge elevation range, 1,500 to 14,491 feet, this park and its neighboring Kings Canyon NP protect stunningly diverse habitats with immense mountains, deep canyons, and huge trees.

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 Sequoia, July 2009


Sequoia, July 2009

(60) San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park


Visited Together:
  1. July 2007
  2. September 2016 + OZL + CZL 
Type: National Historical Park
Region: Western Region
Location: San Francisco, CA
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: Located at the west end of San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, this park includes the fleet of national historic landmark vessels at Hyde Street Pier, a maritime museum, and a library/research facility.

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3/17/10

(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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Other Photos: 
 Fog on Skyline Drive, October 2005

 Shenandoah, October 2005

3/2/10

(2) Statue of Liberty National Monument


Visited Together:
  1. April 2003
Type: National Monument
Region: North Atlantic Region
Location: New York, NY
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: Located on 12-acre Liberty Island in New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty was a gift of international friendship from France. Between 1892 and 1954, nearly 12 million steerage and third class steamship passengers were inspected at Ellis Island.

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Statue of Liberty, April 203

Statue of Liberty, April 2003