As 2022 comes to a close, I am so very grateful for many things! I really appreciate your support for my writing and book and also really appreciate you following this blog. Thank you!
Happy New Year! Cheers to finding your magic in 2023!
Guess who’s turning 106 years old! The National Park Service!
President Woodrow Wilson created the national park service (NPS) back on August 25, 1916.
The act stated that the NPS “is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.”
Pick a park to visit and celebrate this important birthday of these amazing treasures!
Happy 106th!
Happy Flag Day! This holiday commemorates the date in 1777 when the United States approved the design for its first national flag.
Did you know that the designer of our current flag was a 17-year-old Boy Scout named Robert Heft? What grade do you think he received for this look? A grade of B-minus. His Ohio teacher said the design was unoriginal, but offered to raise it to an A if the design was accepted nationally. So, the boy wrote to his congressman and the rest is history. And yes, he ended up with an A.
Happy Flag Day! 🇺🇸
Happy 120th anniversary to Crater Lake National Park located in Oregon!
About 7,700 years ago, Mount Mazama erupted creating the deepest lake in the United States and the 9th deepest in the world. With a depth of 1,943 feet, Crater Lake is the one of the most beautiful lakes you will ever see. The water’s intense blue color is an indication of its great depth and purity. Surrounded by cliffs, the lake is fed entirely by rain and snow. Scientists consider Crater Lake to be the cleanest and clearest large body of water in the world.
Enjoy a few photos from our last visit there in 2020. As you will see, it was a bit hazy from fires in the area. But, even with the smoke and haze, it’s still a great national park!
If you’re in the area, I highly recommend checking out this national park as it is one of my favorites!
As National Park Week wrapped up yesterday, I thought a lot about our national parks this past week. I thought about all the memories of our visits there.
I also thought about the sPark discovery, creativity, collaborations, innovations, opportunities, preservations, actions, curiosity, and memories. I love the sPark!
I smiled a lot during all these thoughts and memories. National parks bring us great joy in addition to many other benefits. National Park Week provided us with a daily reminder of all the goodness within this great and unique system.
Thank you for coming along with me on this year’s National Park Week.
Happy National Park Week!
To end this fun week, today’s theme focuses on memories. National parks provide families and friends with so many wonderful and lasting memories.
Enjoy two photos from my own amazing memories from the same area in the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming 15 years apart.
What’s your favorite memory from one of the national parks?
Time to start planning the next national park trip to create more memories!
Today’s National Park Week theme focuses on curiosity.
I can’t think of a better place to go and be curious than our national parks! They all offer so much to learn, explore, and just be a part of.
Merriam-Webster defines curious as “marked by desire to investigate and learn”.
To celebrate today, take a look in person or online at a national park and investigate and learn something new. There’s so much to explore and learn out there!
Are you curious about Crater Lake National Park? Here are some fun facts about it:
Happy National Park Week!
Happy Earth Day! Today’s theme during National Park Week looks at taking action which fits perfect with Earth Day.
Click this link here for some ideas to incorporate conservation at your home. Anyone can help. And every little bit adds up and makes a difference.
Happy Earth Day!
Today’s theme for National Park Week centers around preservation. The National Park Service is a leader and partner in preservation of historic, cultural, natural and recreational resources nationally and internationally. It’s literally their mission.
If you’re interested in historic preservation programs or resources, click here to learn more.
Happy National Park Week!
It’s one of my favorite weeks all year! National Park Week starts tomorrow, April 16th, and goes through the 24th this year!
This year’s theme is “sPark Connections”. I love the play on the words Spark and Park here with this theme. Each day will present a new theme with the sPark and I’ll highlight them each day on this blog to celebrate this fun week!
Let’s all enjoy our amazing national parks!
