This summer we hope to visit as many National Parks as possible. I love the outdoors and love to see places that are wild and unaffected by civilization. There is something about the mountains and wild places that is refreshing. I think a lot of it is seeing first hand the artwork of God. The variety of his handiwork is astounding.
I love the way John Muir describes the impact the mountains and the wild can have on us. “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life.”
I am hoping our time in the national parks will fill us with the awe of God and bond us together with an experience that we will never forget.
Some helpful tips if you are considering a similar trip:
Do you have any other advice or insight for us as we prepare to visit a bunch of Nation Parks this summer? Please share in the comments below.
I love the way John Muir describes the impact the mountains and the wild can have on us. “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life.”
I am hoping our time in the national parks will fill us with the awe of God and bond us together with an experience that we will never forget.
Some helpful tips if you are considering a similar trip:
- Purchase an "America the Beautiful" national parks and federal recreational lands pass. For only $80 you can have access to all the national parks for one year. This pass will pay for it self in only a few visits. Plus we got a huge discount on our camping.
- Purchase a Passport to your national parks. I bought one for each of the boys. The book is full of maps and information on the parks. The kids can also collect stamps at each park and national monument.
- Watch Ken Burns: National Parks: America's Best Idea. Great documentary and it's available on Netflix.
Do you have any other advice or insight for us as we prepare to visit a bunch of Nation Parks this summer? Please share in the comments below.
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