{"id":2943,"date":"2016-02-18T07:39:43","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T14:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/followgreg.com\/gregoryng\/?p=2943"},"modified":"2016-04-24T16:03:36","modified_gmt":"2016-04-24T23:03:36","slug":"family-photography-and-our-plan-to-visit-18-national-park-sites-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/followgreg.com\/gregoryng\/2016\/02\/18\/family-photography-and-our-plan-to-visit-18-national-park-sites-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Family, Photography, and our Plan to Visit 18 National Park Sites in 2016."},"content":{"rendered":"

I am excited to announce that my entry in the National Park Foundation’s Find Your Park Centennial Project won first place!<\/a> Thank you so much for your support of my entry.<\/p>\n

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As you can see from my entry above, I focused on the love in seeing my kids take an interest in photography while we journey to various National Parks in the country. As a winner I will receive:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Two annual passes for entry to United States National Parks during 2016
\n\u2022 A Coleman\u00ae 54-quart Steel Belted\u2122 Cooler
\n\u2022 A limited-edition Subaru National Parks Pendleton blanket
\n\u2022 And The Grand Prize \u201cFind Your Park\u201d gear package<\/p>\n

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18 National Park Sites in 2016<\/h1>\n

My family will certainly put to good use these prizes. We are on a mission to visit 100 National Park sites as a family by the end of 2020. Right now we are sitting on 55 National Park sites visited. We have the following trips planned for 2016 already!<\/p>\n

March 23-April 3<\/strong>
\n[ ] Big Cypress National Preserve http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/bicy\/index.htm
\n[ ] Everglades National Park http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/ever\/index.htm
\n[ ] Biscayne National Park http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/bisc\/index.htm<\/p>\n

May 28-30<\/strong>
\n[ ] Ninety Six National Site http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/nisi\/
\n[ ] Congaree National Park http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/cong\/<\/p>\n

July 3-9<\/strong>
\n[ ] Glacier Bay National Park http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/glba\/
\n[ ] Skagway National Historical Park http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/klgo\/
\n[ ] Sitka National Park http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/sitk\/<\/p>\n

July 10-17<\/strong>
\n[ ] Fort Vancouver National Historic Site http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/fova\/index.htm
\n[ ] Lewis & Clark National Historic Site http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/lewi\/index.htm
\n[ ] Mt Rainier National Park http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/mora\/index.htm
\n[ ] Olympic National Park http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/olym\/index.htm
\n[ ] Wing Luke Museum http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/wing\/index.htm
\n[ ] Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/klse\/index.htm<\/p>\n

September 3-6<\/strong>
\n[ ] Shenandoah National Park http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/shen\/
\n[ ] Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/cebe\/
\n[ ] Harper’s Ferry National Historical Park http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/hafe\/
\n[ ] Chesapeaker and Ohio Canal National Historical Park http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/choh<\/p>\n

If we accomplish all of these trips as planned, we will finish 2016 with 73 total National Park sites visited!<\/p>\n

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Have you visited any of these National Park Sites?<\/h1>\n

Have you visited any of the 18 National park Sites we plan to see in 2016? If so, let me know what you think about them in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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