One Word Photo Challenge: Night

Sun setting, night rising, over Cave Run Lake 

Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky

 

Photography 101: Treasure

Our National Treasures…

There are nearly 400 treasured units maintained and preserved by the National Park Service. Among these include national parks, monuments, preserves, recreation areas, lakes and seashores, rivers, trails and parkways. Also included are various historic and archaeological units including landmarks, memorials and battlefields. While national forests are maintained by the US Department of Agriculture I include them in my national park category because I treasure them as such. It has been my goal to visit each of these units both of the National Park Service and forest. I lost count at 56, even so I know I have a very long way to go. Here are just a few samples of our national treasures.

Mormon Row, Grand Teton National Park, WY

Whte Sands National Monument, NM

Lake Kentuky, Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, KY

Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA

Rocky Mountains National Park, CO

Coronado National Forest, AZ

Canyon de Chelly National Monument, AZ

Petrified Forest National Park, AZ

Crater Lake National Park, OR

Millbrook Village, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, NJ, PA

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, FL

Mesa Verde National Park, CO

Serpent Mound, National Historic Landmark, OH

Lewis Falls, Yellowstone National Park, WY

Colonial National Historic Park, VA

Death Valley National Park, CA

Saguaro National Park, AZ

Acadia National Park, ME

Devil’s Tower National Monument, WY

Badland National Park, SD

Blue Ridge National Parkway, NC, VA

Parks listed in order top to bottom:
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
White Sands National Monument, New Mexico
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Kentucky & Tennessee
Lassen National Volcanic Park, California
Coronado National Forest, Arizona
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona
Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, New Jersey & Pennsylvania
Castillo de San Marcos National  Monument, Florida
Serpent Mound, National Historic Landmark, Ohio
Colonial National Historic Park, Virginia
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Death Valley National Park, California
Saguaro National Park, Arizona
Acadia National Park, Maine
Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
Badlands National Park, South Dakota
Blue Ridge National Parkway, North Carolina & Virginia

Cee’s Fun Foto: Contrasting Colors

Purple & Yellow

Orange & Blue

 Red & Green

 

Sunday Nature Quote: Wilderness

“This is not wilderness for designation or for a park. Not a scenic wilderness and not one good for fishing or the viewing of wildlife. It is wilderness that gets into your nostrils, that runs with your sweat. It is the core of everything living, wilderness like molten iron.”

~  ~    Craig Childs

Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Kentucky

Weekly Photo Challenge: Between

Sunlight BETWEEN the trees

Eighteen Lake, Superior National Forest, Minnesota

 

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Monochrome Monday: Orange Skys

Summit Lake State Park, Indiana

Monochrome Monday: Curves

Falls Creek Park, Pendleton, Indiana

 

A Word A Week Photograph Challenge: GAP

• Harvey GAP State Park, Colorado

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Spotlight on Florida: Boggy Creek Airboat Rides

Boggy Creek Airboat Rides is one of the best in Florida and the best way to view the extensive wetlands of central Florida, referred to by some as the “Central Florida Everglades”. Catch a ride on Lake Tohopekaliga in Saint Cloud then hug an alligator.

 

First Kiss

Canoes

Lake Tohopekaliga

Lake Tohopekaliga

The endangered Everglades Snail Kite

Lake Tohopekaliga

Rainbow in the spray

Marsh lands

Alligator peeking through

Sunday Stills, the next challenge: Landscapes

Katepwa Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada

 

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