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1. Yellowstone 2. Bryce Canyon 3. Acadia 4. Grand Canyon 5. Glacier 6. Shenandoah 7. Olympic 8. Cape Hatteras 9. Natchez Trace 10. Badlands
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5/25/2005
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  day1945
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(1) Yellowstone (2) Grand Canyon (3) Yosemite (4) Bryce (5) Independence (6) Gettysburg (7) Statue of Liberty (8) Grand Tetons (9) Olympic (10) National Mall area (Lincoln Mem, Washington Mon, White House,WWII Mem)
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5/18/2005
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minime8484
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1) Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve *1) TIE: North Cascades National Park 2) Kenai Fjords National Park 3) Channel Islands National Park 4) Saguaro National Park 5) Voyageurs National Park *5.5) Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 6) Bandelier National Monument 7) Olympic National Park *7.5) Lassen Volcanic National Park 8) Joshua Tree National Park 9) Pipe Springs National Monument 10) Kings Canyon National Park * - had to add after my first visits to these sites during the summer of 2005. I have a feeling this list is going to keep changing!!
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10/4/2005
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scottsinct
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All out West, and scenic: 1) Bryce Canyon
2) Arches
3) Yellowstone
4) Mt. Rainier
5) Saguaro
6) Crater Lake
7) Glacier
8) Big Bend 9) Hawaii Volcanoes 10) Rocky Mountain
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5/18/2005
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npshiker
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1. Mount Rainier 2. Glacier 3. Zion 4. Chaco Culture 5. North Cascades 6. Voyageurs 7. El Morro 8. Bryce Canyon 9. Gettysburg 10. Olympic
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5/18/2005
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davenberry27
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1. Hovenweep 2. Devil's Tower (our first site) 3. Yellowstone 4. Grand Canyon 5. Tallgrass Prairie 6. Fort Vancouver 7. Olympic 8. Badlands 9. Brown v. Board of Education 10. Dinosaur (Utah side) Boy, what a fun way to relive trips! These range from the "how can you not love it" (Grand Canyon,Yellowstone and Badlands) to "we don't know why but we did fall in love with it" (Hovenweep and Fort Vancouver). Some were just really great experiences (Tallgrass Prairie - the private tour given by the Ranger when things were closed). I picked Brown v. Board of Education because of the way I felt walking through the VC. I was transported back in time and right into the middle of it all. An Honorable Mention goes to Nicodemus because of what it represents and what they are trying to do. (And I just loved Miss Ernestine's BBQ sauce.)
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5/18/2005
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1) Yellowstone 2) C&O Canal 3) Yosemite 4) Antietam 5) Natchez Trace 6) Death Valley 7) Mesa Verde 8) Gettysburg 9) Golden Gate NRA 10) Chaco Culture 11) Glacier 12) Colonial 13) Rocky Mountain 14) Mt Rushmore 15) Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania 16) Wind Cave 17) Harpers Ferry 18) Vicksburg 19) Arches 20) Black Canyon of the Gunnison 21) Carlsbad Caverns 22) Petrified Forest 23) Richmond 24) FDR Mem 25) Sequoia
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5/18/2005
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nationalparkcrazy
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My experience is limited, but that doesn't stop me from having my favorites! 1. Shenendoah (but only at night!) 2. Great Smoky Mountains (early spring was great!) 3. Ellis Island 4. Vanderbilt Mansion 5. Delaware Water Gap NRA 6. Flight 93 Mem. (if this place don't make ya cry, nothing will) 7. Everglades 8. Cape Hatteras 9. Independence 10. Fort Frederica (not sure why, just loved this one)
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5/18/2005
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Thestampqueen1
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1 Yosemite NP 2 Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP 3 Yellowstone NP 4 Capitol Reef NP 5 Denali NP 6 Glacier NP 7 Lake Chelan NRA 8 Olympic NP 9 Zion NP 10 Big Bend NP
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5/18/2005
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ClarkTravels
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Granted, i haven't been to many... but these are my most memorable: 1. Blue Ridge Parkway -My first stamp back in '99 2. Carlsbad Caverns, NM - Electrical storm on the surface knocked out the power while inside the cave. :) 3. Saguaro, AZ - Gates Pass is impressive. Definately one to revisit. 4. Delaware Water Gap, NJ - A nice rest stop on route to your next journey... 5. Petroglyph, NM - Must remember to pack more water next time.
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5/19/2005
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artjoyrvtrip
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Yellowstone Grand Tetons Acadia Mount Rushmore Mesa Verde Great Sand Dunes Devil's Tower Dinosaur Grand Canyon Curecanti Nat'l Rec Area Statue of Liberty Theodore Roosevelt NP
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7/30/2005
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1. Grand Canyon
2. Vicksburg
3. Crater Lake
4. Mount Rushmore
5. Yellowstone
6. Sequoia/ Kings Canyon
7. Glacier Bay
8. Olympic
9. Blue RidgeParkway
10. Fort McHenry
11. Shiloh
12. Arches
13. Dinosaur
14. Gettysburg
15. Flight #93
16. Everglades
17. Natchez Trace Parkway
18. Apostile Islands
19. Jefferson Expansion Memorial
20. Painted Desert
21. Yosemite
22. Glacier
23. Rocky Mountain
24. Mount Rainier
25. White Sands (Trinity Site)
367. Silos and Smokestacks
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5/20/2005
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PearlDrummingDude
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1. Hawaii Volcanoes 2. Mount Rainier 3. Congaree 4. Shenandoah 5. Appomattox 6. National Mall 7. Castillo de San Marcos 8. Richmond 9. Colonial 10. Cape Hatteras
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5/23/2005
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Oldsquid2
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1. Glacier NP-Perhaps the best mountain scenery on the planet 2. Grand Canyon-We rode the mules to the bottom and spent the night. However the time spent at the north rim gave us our best experience. 3. Everglades NP 4. Big Bend NP- Just returned from there. A great springtime visit 5. OK City N Mem. Anyone who comes out of there with a dry eye isn't quite human. 6. Tall Grass N Pres.- Just a few miles from home. Hard to imagine what Kansas looked like covered with grass as tall as a horse's shoulders. 7. Yellowstone NP 8. Hawaii Volcanoes NP 9. Vicksburg NMP 10. Petrified Forest NP
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5/23/2005
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BruceandLetty
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1. Buffalo National River 2. Ozarks Riverways 3. White Sands 4. Great Smoky Mountains 5. Virgin Islands 6. Lake Clark, Alaska 7. Apostle Islands 8. Perry Monument 9. Big Bend 10. Kenai Fjords
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10/2/2005
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DrewV6
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In order of visitation: 1. Great Smoky Mountains NP (The park of my childhood: every Thanksgiving spent climbing Le Conte) 2. Olympic NP (Rain Forests in the US! An otherworldly experience) 3. Mammoth Cave NP (Subterranean wonders) 4. Denali NP&P (Best wildlife viewing I've ever experienced) 5. White Sands NM (Nothing more fun than the cool, soft dunes) 6. Congaree NP (Extraordinary wetlands) 7. Hawaii Volcanos NP (Phenomenal, simply phenomenal) 8. Timpanogos Cave NM (Climbing to the cave is one of America's most rewarding experiences) 9. Muir Woods NM (Hidden valley filled with giants, just minutes from San Francisco) 10. Bandelier NM (Beautiful, historic, totally unique)
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6/30/2005
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Luckmeyer1
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1. Yosemite NP 2. Glacier NP 3. Yellowstone NP 4. Smoky Mountains NP 5. Rocky Mountain NP 6. Arches NP 7. Devil's Tower NM 8. Blue Ridge Parkway 9. Mount Rushmore NM 10. Jefferson Memorial 11. Dayton Aviation Heritage NM
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7/9/2005
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AnnandKevin
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(1) Gettysburg (2) Yellowstone (3) Death Valley (4) National Mall (5) Crater Lake (6) Zion (7) North Cascades (8) Arlington National Cemetery (9) Olympics (10) Bandalier NM (11) Coronado (12) USS Arizona (13) Mount Rainier (14) Chiricahua (15) Grand Tetons (388) Fort Clatsop (What a disappointing site! As a native Oregonian, I'd hoped for more.)
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9/14/2005
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Maureen7612
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We've been to a lot but these are our favorite for hiking, camping and unique beauty (not to mention the great lodges): 1. Glacier 2. Rocky Mountain 3. Bryce 4. Acadia (and great xcountry skiing in the winter) 5. Death Valley 6. Channel Islands 7. Mt. Rainier 8. Chaco Culture and Canyon de Chelly 9. Chiricahua (and nearby Fort Bowie for a great walk to the stamp!) 10.Joshua Tree and honorable mention has to go to Monument Valley, Navajo Nation
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7/27/2005
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Biscuit112
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1. Bandelier NM 2. Mesa Verde National Park 3. Statue of Liberty 4. Gettysburg national Military Park 5. Point Reyes National Seashore 6. Yosemite national Park 7. Clara Barton National Historic Site 8. Shiloh National Military Park 9. Mount Rushmore National Memorial 10. Badlands National Park
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8/1/2005
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eagledawg2
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hello all well heres my TOP 10 parks in descending order---(I enjoy being different)--so here goes.....oh and it may be a bit bias but i do havemy reasons. 10.) Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP----its more than just the parks you get spectacular scenery on a clear day you can see all 7 states (or so it is told) and the view is unreal atop lookout mountain on the Ga/Tenn border 9.)FT.Smith NHS---the beginning of the old west before the old west----Justice done and served "hanging" style (LOL)---could say its a "pain in the neck"-but seriously a place that offers a unique look into law and justice in the old days 8.) Dinoasaur Nat'l Mon.---ok who as a kid didn't like dinosaurs---its places like this that bring back the kid in you---it also makes one to ponder--if it happened to them could it happen to us>>>> 7.) Martin Luther king Jr NHS----ok atlanta but even after all these years "I have a dream" still lives on---nough said 6.) Black Canyon of the Gunnison---I went here when the convention took place and found it to be one of the most peaceful places ive ever been in---its one everyone should see someday. 5.) Grand Canyon NP----The Granddaddy of all parks, your never the same once youve been there 4.)Independce Hall NHS----philadelphia freedom keeps it going and nothing better than to see where our founding fathers started it all 229 years ago 3.)Ft. Pulaski NM---its savannah ga and you walk back in time literraly to this behomth stone fort----only Ft. Mchenry is more well known in the cause of american freedom. 2.)Rocky Mountain NP----the foundation of one of Americas most spectacular national Parks in all its grandeur its blue sky and snow capped mountains and wildlife as youve never seen before 1.)Gettysburg NMP---to me you simply cant talk about the national parks without mentioning gettysburg----the high water mark of the confederacy and where blood was spilled and so much of it---you cant help but be touched by it when you visit here. It stays with you the rest of your life. Honorable mention(s) Antietam NMP, THE DC memorials(all of them), hovenweep, Saguro, Ft. Mchenry
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9/1/2005
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PassportPat1
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1. Wrangell-St. Elias 2. Yellowstone 3. Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island 4. Grand Tetons 5. Flight 93 6. Glacier Bay 7. Everglades 8. Death Valley 9. Glacier 10. Nicodemus; I just loved this place
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8/26/2007
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VB_Drummer
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1. Hawaii Volcanoes NP 2. Canyonlands NP 3. Great Sand Dunes NP & PRES 4. Mammoth Cave NP 5. Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP 6. Mesa Verde NP 7. Castillo de San Marcos NM 8. Arches NP 9. Congaree NP 10. Richmond NBP
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9/11/2005
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Schmidtie4
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1. Glacier Bay 2. Grand Teton 3 Hawaii Volcanoes 4 Olympic 5. Mount Rainier 6. Canyonlands 7. Shenandoah (I'm required to include this b/c it is where my wife and I were engaged) 8. Grand Teton 9. Haleakala 10. Cape Canaveral N.S. (one word: manatees!)
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4/27/2006
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1. (tie) Cape Cod (Because we go here every year) Yellowstone (Even though we only gone once, it was amazing!) 3. Acadia 4. Smoky Mountains 5. Arches 6. Grand Teton 7. Gettysburg 8. Shenandoah 9. Cape Hatteras 10. Rocky Mountain 11. Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island 12. Independence 13. Colonial
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5/8/2006
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npsfan
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There's just no way. I've been trying. Too many with strong personal experiences; the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat in the excursions to get there; the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow...too many to list, and none really more significant than the other. We're talking almost a 50-year relationship here. Just...no....way.
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5/16/2006
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Black-Cloud
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National Park: North Cascades National Preserve: Mojave National Historical Park: C&O Canal National Monument: Scott's Bluff National Historic Site: Harper's Ferry National Military Park: Shiloh Parkway: Blue Ridge
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6/9/2006
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- Mt. Rainier
- Yosemite
- Mt. Rainier
- Redwoods
- Mt. Rainier
- Zion
- Mt. Rainier
- Kings/Sequoia
- Mt. Rainier
- Arches
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6/12/2006
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6/17/2006
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DonChar27
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We are still neophytes, but we haven't hit one that wasn't our favorite. Everytime we visit one we think it's the best, then we go to another, and we think it is! We've visited 31 this summer. It's been a great summer!
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7/24/2006
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MarlieRose
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Kalaupapa NHP It was breathtaking (Mule Ride down the side of the sea-cliff), historic (leprosy settlement where Fr. Damien worked), beautiful, isolated, and emotional. For me, it was a once in a lifetime experience. And if it weren't for the NPTC I would never have seen it or even known about it. (My buffalo encounter in Yellowstone runs a close second, but I'd have to go with Kalaupapa as my favorite.)
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8/15/2006
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1. Great Sand Dunes
2. Yellowstone
3. Mount Rushmore
4. Knife Indian River Village
5. Bent's Old Fort
6. Fort Clatsop
7. Little Rock Central High School
8. Washita Battlefield
9. Fort Mandan
10. Harper's Ferry
11. George Rogers Clark
12. Jefferson Expansion Memorial Park
13. George Washington Carver NHS
(I am a history teacher, so a lot of my site selections are based on the goosebumps I got from being at that site....)
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2/11/2007
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mike-thompson1
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1. Grand Canyon (Like the general motors of canyons) 2. Yosemite (Anywhere in the park) 3. Glacier (Breathtaking) 4. Tongass National Forest ( Actually the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau,AK. A trip inside a blue glacier is unforgetable, yes they have a stamp.) 5. Yellowstone ( winter might even be no. 1) 6. Zion (slot canyon paradise) 7. Bryce (but only at sunrise) 8. Death Valley (in July, to experience real heat, or spring after rain for the flowers). 9. Sequoia (General Sherman in the full moon is illuminated while the rest are in the shadows) 10. Arches, Mesa Verde maybe, no Colorado National Monument or the Smokies not sure about no. 10
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10/9/2006
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These three are easy favorites because I've worked there :) 1. Sequoia & Kings Canyon 2. Natural Bridges 3. Curecanti NRA and Black Canyon NP Some others that I have really enjoyed 1. Yosemite 2. Yellowstone 3. Zion 4. Great Smoky Mountains 5. Rocky Mountain 6. Death Valley 7. Joshua Tree 8. Mojave 9. Arches & Canyonlands 10. Glen Canyon & Rainbow Bridge 11. Capitol Reef 12. Colorado NM 13. Great Basin 14. Mesa Verde 15. Point Reyes 16. Acadia 17. Pinnacles 18. Badlands 19. Redwood 20. Devil's Tower
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11/22/2006
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sbeningo
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Of the 102 NPS units that I have visited, my favorites are: 1) Yellowstone NP 2) Acadia NP 3) Glacier NP 4) Grand Teton NP 5) Bryce Canyon NP 6) Zion NP 7) Grand Canyon NP 8) Arches NP 9) Effigy Mounds NM 10) Herbert Hoover NHS
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12/10/2006
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npsstampers
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1) Wrangle St. Alias National Park and Preserve 2) Glaicer National Park 3) Death Valley National Park 4) Yellowstone National Park 5) Capital Reef National Park 6) Denali National Park 7) Zion Natioanl Park 8) Arches National Park 9) Yosmite National Park 10) Lassen National Park
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12/12/2006
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Grand Tetons Arcadia Grand Canyon
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1/16/2007
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ParkRangerMom
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In order of where I worked Colonial National Historical Park Theodore Roosevelt National Park Lincoln Home National Memorial Boston National Historical Park (and helped Boston African American) Great Falls Park (Virginia) (George Washington Memorial Parkway) Carlsbad Caverns National Park (and detail to admin with Guadalupe Mountains NP) Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (detail to) Flight 93 National Memorial (occassional help to) Johnstown Flood National Memorial my favorite? the NEXT one, LOL.
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2/18/2007
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These are my favorites (out of the 81 NPS units I have visited): - Yellowstone
- Olympic
- Great Smoky Mtns.
- Grand Teton
- North Cascades Complex
- Bryce Canyon
- Big South Fork
- Mount Rainier
- Natchez Trace Parkway
- TIE: Zion/Crater Lake
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3/11/2007
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zaeascot
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My favorites, in countdown order:
10-T - Mount St Helens NVM
10-T - Wupatki NM
9 - Muir Woods NM
8 - Olympic NP
7 - Mesa Verde NP
6 - Arches NP
5 - Mt Rainier NP
4 - Zion NP
3 - Sequoia-King's Canyon
2 - Yosemite NP
1 - Yellowstone NP
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3/5/2007
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CrownedPhilmontChick
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I see no one has posted in quite sometime.. but I thought I would add my list! 1. Isle Royale NP 2. Manzanar NHS 3. Joshua Tree NP 4. Lincoln Memorial 5. Apostle Island National Lakshore 6. Grand Teton NP 7. Rocky Mt. NP 8. Cabrillo NM 9. Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial 10. Badlands NP
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6/12/2007
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1. Yellowstone NP 2. Mesa Verde 3. Point Reyes 4. Muir Woods 5. Sequoia 6. King's Canyon 7. Rocky Mtn NP 8. Washington DC Area 9. Grand Tetons 10. Mt. Rainier
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7/1/2007
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daN00dle
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1. Yosemite 2. Acadia 3. Mesa Verde 4. Delaware Water Gap 5. Rocky Mountain 6. Independence 7. Shenandoah / Blue Ridge Parkway / Great Smoky Mountain 8. Zion 9. Wind Cave 10. Timucuan
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8/7/2007
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MerryStamper
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#10... C&O Canal NHP / Great Falls Park (MD/VA/WV) Frequent visitor here, own property within park boundary. #9... Colorado NM (CO) Had low expectations, was amazed by this place. #8... Cumberland Island NS (GA) The live oak forest was amazing! #7... Gettysburg NMP (PA) Lots of visits, lots more to learn about this sacred place. #6... Yellowstone NP (WY/MT/ID) Speaks for itself, would be higher without all the people. #5... Theodore Roosevelt NP (ND) Do the loop road on bicycle and be amazed at the variety of critters great and small. #4... Arches NP (UT) Can't wait to take my family here, they've never been. #3... Dry Tortugas NP (FL) Bring your mask and flippers! #2... Carlsbad Caverns NP (NM) A dreamworld come true. #1... Grand Canyon NP (AZ) Even with all the people, I left my heart in sight of the San Francisco peaks.
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8/16/2007
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Devin10128
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1. Death Valley 2. Sagamore Hill 3. Catoctin Mountain 4. Monocacy 5. Harpers Ferry 6. Stones River 7. Jefferson National Expansion 8. Grand Canyon 9. Manzanar 10. General Grants Tomb
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9/10/2007
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Legal_Beagle007
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1. Big Bend NP 2. Colonial NHP Will add more after my trip to Alaska
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9/16/2007
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