If you or anyone around you ever feels bored, know that there are at least 100 ways to entertain yourself in America’s National Parks — we can prove it. Outlined below is a small snapshot of experiences we've had in our parks this year ... 100 of them in honor of the centennial anniversary of the Park Service ... just a pinky-toe dip in an ocean of wilderness!
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A sample of 100 experiences we've had in 37 national parks this year...ordered below as can be seen line by line, left to right.
1. Gear up and go for a hike
2. Gaze at the moon
3. Come face to face with American wildlife
4. Go birding!
5. Kayak through canyons
6. Drive through a mountain
7. Share a moment
8. Find your solitude
9. Snap a photo
10. Goof off
11. Play in sand dunes beneath pink sky
12. Encounter unusual installation art
13. Find your relaxness
14. Ride a mule
15. Enter the underworld
16. Share a picnic
17. See a rare spring superbloom
18. Learn about mysterious scientific phenomena
19. See the world’s oldest living thing, the Bristlecone pine tree!
20. Capture the perfect shot
21. Stand upon a dried up ancient lake bed
22. Hike through waterfalls
23. Walk to the bottom of the grandest of canyons
24. Create visual art
25. Experience historic hot springs
26. Climb to the states’ highest rooftops
27. Tackle a monster trail
28. Walk through a covered bridge
29. Celebrate amazing geology
30. Go fishing in the river
31. Kayak through mangrove trees
32. Laugh
33. Relive old memories
34. Create new memories
35. Fly a kite
36. Seek the unusual
37. Go exploring in the world’s largest cave system
38. See things in a new way
39. Sit in a meadow
40. Relax on the water
41. Jump through the air
42. Catch the rare Yosemite moonbow
43. Greet the sunrise
44. Go for a drive
45. Come together
46. Capture star trails
47. Try out new gear
48. Hop on a boat with the NPS
49. Compose a moment
50. Pack up your pals and go for a walk
51. Drive into the clouds
52. See the milky way galaxy
53. Learn about native American history
54. Build a snowperson
55. See petroglyphs
56. Sit in the surf
57. Witness iconic places
58. Eat a great local meal
59. Go ice climbing
60. Learn from a National Park Service ranger
61. See 225-year-old petrified wood
62. Hike to iced-over waterfalls
63. Wander through ancient cyprus forests
64. Go crabbing
65. Camp on the beach
66. Look at the stars
67. Explore waterfalls
68. Photograph wildlife
69. Make something
70. Watch the sea
71. Fish for halibut
72. Drive the great roads
73. Stand up paddle in icy fjords
74. Build a campfire
75. Paddle on a mirrored lake
76. Learn your outdoor gear
77. Cross something off of your bucket list
78. Fly in a sea place
79. Shrink beneath the giant sequoia trees
80. Walk in the woods
81. Sit on the side of a mountain with wildflowers
82. Let wildlife take your breath away in the best possible way
83. Explore the oceans
84. Canoe epic waterways
85. Read inspiring books
86. Capture quiet moments
87. Cross foot bridges
88. Backpack the High Sierras
89. Explore by way of houseboat
90. Sleep in the wilderness
91. Drive through a tree
92. Stand on historic Route 66
93. Travel by bush plane
94. Step onto the beach
95. Take in the sunset
96. Ride bikes with your posse
97. Watch the sunset in the American southwest
98. Climb a rock, THE rock
99. Jump for joy
100. #FindYourPark