So, as I sit here and listen to John Walton's play-by-play of the Caps game (since Pat and I opted to stay home tonight, too), I also am reminiscing about the multitude of National Park Service sites I was able to visit last year. Since I have my Passport book, I figure I'll look back over the stamps I managed to get this past year.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (2/13)
Old Spanish National Historic Trail: Lake Mead NRA, NV (2/13)
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument (2/13)
Death Valley National Park: Furnace Creek (2/14)
World War II Memorial (2/20)
National Mall & Memorial Park (2/20)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (2/20)
Lincoln Memorial (2/20)
DC World War Memorial (2/20)
Korean War Veterans Memorial (2/20)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (2/20)
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial (2/20)
West Potomac Park (2/20)
Thomas Jefferson Memorial (2/20)
American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial (2/20)
Japanese American Memorial (2/20)
Old Post Office Tower (2/20)
Signers of the Declaration of Independence Memorial (2/20)
Washington Monument (2/20)
National Mall (2/20)
John Paul Jones Memorial (2/20)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (2/20)
Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site (2/20)
Constitution Gardens (2/20)
Ford's Theater National Historic Site: Petersen House (2/20)
John Ericsson Memorial (2/20)
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine (2/21)
Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail: Baltimore, MD (2/21)
Baltimore National Heritage Area (2/21)
Antietam National Battlefield (3/13)
Antietam National Battlefield: Newcomer House (3/13)
Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Historic Area (Antietam NB, Newcomer House, Monocacy NB) (3/13)
Monocacy National Battlefield (3/13)
Underground Railroad Freedom Network: Monocacy NB (3/13)
Gettysburg National Military Park (3/25)
Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Historic Area (Gettysburg NMP) (3/25)
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historic Park (3/29)
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District: Cedar Creek and Belle Grove NHP (3/29)
Shenandoah National Park: Big Meadows (3/29)
Appalachian National Scenic Trail : Maine to Georgia (3/29)
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site (3/30)
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: National Cemetery (3/30)
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: Tailor Shop (3/30)
Stones River National Battlefield (3/30)
Tennessee Civil War National Historic Area: Murfreesboro, TN (3/30)
Underground Railroad Freedom Network: Stones River NB (3/30)
Stones River National Battlefield: Stones River National Cemetery (3/30)
Stones River National Battlefield: Fortress Rosecrans (3/30)
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: Stones River NB, TN (3/30)
Obed Wild and Scenic River (4/3)
Harpers Ferry National Historic Park (5/8)
Underground Railroad Freedom Network: Harpers Ferry NHP (5/8)
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (5/8)
Civil War Sesquicentennial 2011-2015: Harpers Ferry, WV (5/8)
Valley Forge National Historic Park (6/5)
Schuylkill River National Heritage Area: Southeastern, PA (6/5)
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (6/5)
Schuylkill River National Heritage Area: Elverson PA (6/5)
President's Park - The White House (6/9)
Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail: Washington, DC (6/9)
James A. Garfield National Historic Site (6/13)
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (6/13)
Underground Railroad Freedom Network: Cuyahoga Valley NP (6/13)
Ohio & Erie Canalway: Boston, OH (6/13)
Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Boston Store (6/13)
Catoctin Mountain Park (6/19)
Greenbelt Park (6/24)
Baltimore-Washington Parkway (6/24)
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail: Harpers Ferry, WV (7/4)
C&O Canal National Historic Park: Sandy Hook, MD (7/4)
War of 1812 Bicentennial 2012-2015: Harpers Ferry, WV (7/4)
Clara Barton National Historic Site (7/12)
Clara Barton Parkway (7/12)
Glen Echo Park (7/12)
George Washington Memorial Parkway (7/12)
Theodore Roosevelt Island (7/12)
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site (7/17)
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial (7/17)
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site (7/17)
Independence National Historic Park (7/17)
Benjamin Franklin National Memorial (7/17)
Schuylkill River Heritage Area: Philadelphia, PA (7/17)
Underground Railroad Freedom Network: Independence NHP (7/17)
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary National Historic Trail (7/17)
Declaration House (7/17)
New River Gorge National River: Sandstone Visitor Center (7/24)
National Coal Heritage Trail: Sandstone, WV (7/24)
New River Gorge National River : Grandview, WV (7/24)
Bluestone National Scenic River (7/24)
Gauley River National Recreation (7/24)
National Parks of Southern West Virginia (7/24)
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park: Boyhood Home Unit (7/25)
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park: Hodgenville, KY (7/25)
Mammoth Cave National Park (7/25)
Shiloh National Military Park (7/26)
Shiloh Indian Mounds National Historic Landmark (7/26)
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: Pittsburgh Landing, TN (7/26)
Fort Donelson National Battlefield (7/26)
Fort Donelson National Battlefield: Dover Hotel (7/26)
Fort Donelson National Battlefield: National Cemetery (7/26)
Fort Donelson National Battlefield: Fort Heiman (7/26)
Underground Railroad Freedom Network: Fort Donelson NB (7/26)
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site (7/27)
Hot Springs National Park (7/27)
Fort Smith National Historic Site (7/27)
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: Fort Smith NHS (7/27)
Oklahoma City National Memorial (7/28)
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site (7/28)
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument (7/29)
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument: 50th Anniversary 1965-2015 (7/29)
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (7/29)
Petroglyph National Monument (7/29)
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument: Quarai, NM (7/30)
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument: Mountainair, NM (7/30)
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument: Abo, NM (7/30)
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument: Gran Quivira, NM (7/30)
White Sands National Monument (7/30)
Carlsbad Caverns National Park (7/31)
Guadalupe Mountains National Park (7/31)
Chamizal National Memorial (7/31)
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail: Chamizal NM, TX (7/31)
Gila Cliff Dwellings (8/1)
Chiricahua National Monument (8/1)
Coronado National Memorial (8/2)
Saguaro National Park (8/2)
Tumacacori National Historic Park (8/2)
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail: Tumacacori NHP (8/2)
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (8/3)
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail: Casa Grande Ruins (8/3)
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (8/3)
Wupatki National Monument (8/4)
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument (8/4)
Walnut Canyon National Monument (8/4)
Tuzigoot National Monument (8/4)
Montezuma Castle National Monument (8/4)
Grand Canyon National Park (8/5)
Grand Canyon National Park: Desert View Watchtower (8/5)
Mojave National Preserve: Hole-in-the-Wall, CA (8/6)
Mojave National Preserve: Kelso, CA (8/6)
Old Spanish National Historic Trail: Mojave National Preserve, CA (8/6)
Castle Mountains National Monument (8/6)
Death Valley National Park: Stovepipe Wells (8/6)
Manzanar National Historic Site (8/6)
Devils Postpile National Monument (8/7)
Yosemite National Park: Tuolumne Meadows (8/8)
Timpanogos Cave National Monument (8/8)
Dinosaur National Monument (8/9)
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (8/9)
Capulin Volcano National Monument (8/10)
Santa Fe National Historic Trail: Capulin Volcano (8/10)
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve (8/10)
Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area: San Luis Valley (8/10)
Old Spanish National Historic Trail: Mosca CO (8/10)
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (8/11)
Fort Larned National Historic Site (8/11)
Santa Fe National Historic Trail: Fort Larned NHS (8/11)
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site (8/11)
Santa Fe National Historic Trail: Harry S Truman NHS (8/12)
Oregon National Historic Trail: Missouri (8/12)
California National Historic Trail: Harry S Truman NHS (8/12)
Harry S Truman National Historic Site: Independence, MO (8/12)
Harry S Truman National Historic Site: Grandview, MO (8/12)
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site (8/12)
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (8/12)
Underground Railroad Freedom Network: Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (8/12)
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: St. Louis, MO (8/12)
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic Park (8/13)
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument (8/13)
Hopewell Culture National Historic Park (8/13)
Friendship Hill National Historic Site (8/14)
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (8/14)
C&O Canal National Historic Park: Cumberland, MD (8/14)
Arlington House, Robert E. Lee Memorial (12/28)
Arlington National Cemetery (12/28)
Marine Corps War Memorial/Netherlands Carillon (12/28)
George Washington Memorial Parkway (12/28)
Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial Grove (12/28)
Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail: Fort Washington, MD (12/28)
Fort Washington Park (12/30)
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail: Fort Washington Park (12/30)
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail: Fort Washington Park, MD (12/30)
Piscataway Park (12/30)
Fort Foote Park (12/30)
Harmony Hall (12/30)
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail: Piscataway Park (12/30)
After typing all that, that was a lot. And I hope to get to as many, if not more in 2017. I'm already trying to figure out my itinerary for this summer, and for spring break. :)
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