“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step”
-Lao Tzu
Split Rock Lighthouse State Park 
Gooseberry Falls State Park 
Grand Portage National Monument. The first NPS site we visited together 
Grand Portage State Park. Highest waterfall in Minnesota 
Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park 
National Memorial for Peace and Justice (Lyncing Memorial), Montgomery, AL 
Us in front of the Reflecting Pool 
Amanda at the Headwaters of the Mississippi (Itasca State Park) 
Us at the United States Capital 
Tomb of the Unknown Solider, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA 
Rory with his pal Abe 
Nighttime at the World War 2 Memorial 
Jack-O-Lantern Fest at the Minnesota Zoo 
Minnehaha Falls, MN 
New friend of ours at Custer State Park, SD 
The things you do to entertain yourself when you are waiting to enter a National Park Site 
Devil’s Tower National Monument, Wyoming 
Yellowstone National Park!! Sometimes the best trips are spur of the moment 
Yellowstone National Park 
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park 
When you see snow in July, naturally you pull the car over and make snowballs!! 
Beartooth Highway, Wyoming and Montana 
Us with Albert, National Academy of Sciences, Washington D.C. 
Wild Horse on Assateague Island National Seashore 
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, VA 
Rest Stop in Virginia 
New Jersey Memorial, Spotslyvania Courthouse, Fredericksburg & Spotslyvania National Military Park, VA 
Badlands National Park, SD 
Attending a rodeo in the Rodeo Capital of the World, Cody, WY 
Entering Grand Teton National Park, WY 
Mormon Row, Grand Teton National Park, WY 
Lottie being a good girl at Effigy Mounds National Monument, IA 
Fog rolling in at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, AL 
Entering Death Valley National Park, CA 
Manzanar National Historic Site, CA 
Entering Bryce Canyon National Park (Our favorite Park!!), UT 
Looking down at Bryce Canyon, UT 
Bryce Canyon National Park, UT 
Everywhere you look is a different picture at Zion National Park, UT 
Everyone is a kid when they’re at Disney World (Hollywood Studios)!!, FL 
Antietam National Battlefield, MD 
Honest Abe…again 
Washington Monument from inside the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C 
New Jersey Memorial, Monocacy National Battlefield, MD