100 Pictures for the 100th Birthday of the National Parks of America

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This year is the 100th Anniversary of the National Parks System in the United States. In honor of these parks, I have posted 100 pictures for their 100th birthday (all pics by @thebear)! This coming weekend all National Parks will have free entry and special events in celebration of this milestone (see links at end of article for more details). If you have a great appreciation for the outdoors these are some of the most sacred places on earth. We are extremely fortunate that they are protected for future generations to enjoy. I want to share my love for these parks and hopefully inspire you to go visit one day. They make for a great time spent with family and friends! There are 59 park areas in total. I will let the pictures speak for themselves, and Happy Birthday to all of these wonderful parks!

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All photographs were taken by @thebear and are from the following National Parks in no particular order: Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain, Death Valley, Yosemite, Kings & Sequoia, Great Sand Dunes, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Badlands, Zion, Bryce, Cuyahoga, Haleakala and Grand Teton.

I enjoy sharing special adventures from these parks. You can read more about some of these unique adventures here https://steemit.com/journey/@thebear/racetrack-playa-where-rocks-slide-across-the-earth-and-death-valley-national-park, and here https://steemit.com/journey/@thebear/sandboarding-in-great-sand-dunes-national-park-san-luis-valley-co For more to come in the near future, please follow me, @thebear.

Check out these links to learn more about our National Parks System:
http://www.nationalparks.org/
https://www.nps.gov/index.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_the_United_States


Follow @thebear, Barry Goers is a professional hockey player in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization currently playing for the Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguins of the AHL. With a degree in Finance from the Univ. of Mass.-Lowell, he is an avid follower of the development of the cryptospace, and a HUGE Steemit fan! Barry loves the outdoors and enjoys many adventurous activities. Barry will write about his adventures, hockey and crypto in his blog. To read his story and more, https://steemit.com/journey/@thebear/steemit-s-first-professional-hockey-player

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Not bad for a "bear" lol:)