The Good:
Since I retired in 2007, Jim and I have traveled each year for a month or so during âmud season,â with the exception of last year. We have a 24-foot travel trailer that accompanies us. We have created a lot of memories over the years and one day when we can no longer travel, we will look back on our adventures and smile.
Each year we try to expand our horizons by visiting places that we have never been to before. Our good friends, Bill and Joyce May, met us in Holbrook, Arizona, and spent three days with us as we explored the area along Route 66. A highlight was Petrified Forest National Park, fossil trees that were alive more than 200 million years ago and a vast landscape of colorful badlands. Of course we had to stop in âStandinâ on the Corner in Winslow, Arizona.â The corner was made famous by the song âTake it Easyâ which was a huge hit for the classic rock band the Eagles.
Buffalo Soldiers opened access to America's national parks; a century later, Black Americans are still underrepresented in park visitation and employment.
Buffalo Soldiers opened access to America s national parks; a century later, Black Americans are still underrepresented in park visitation and employment.
The 50 Most Popular National Parks in America
By Hannah Lang, Stacker News
On 5/15/21 at 8:00 AM EDT
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Approximately 237 million people visited American national parks in 2020, representing a 28 percent year-over-year decrease attributed to the coronavirus pandemic. To determine the most popular national parks in the United States, Stacker compiled data from the National Park Service on the number of recreational visits each site had in 2020.
President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 signed the act creating the National Park Service to leave natural and historic phenomenons unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations. Since then, our national parks have welcomed visitors from around the world to experience some of the best the country has to offer and showcase the country s natural beauty and cultural heritage.