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On October 11th, 2011, our family visited Yosemite National Park and got our first National Park Passport stamp<\/a>! It was a trip that would put in motion a new obsession for our family. But it wasn’t until 2014, when our kids were a little more able-bodied that we announced our family’s goal of visiting 100 National Park units by 2020.<\/p>\n

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\nIn 2014 we took an epic road trip visiting Gettysburg, Valley Forge, The Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Yorktown, and tons of small Civil War battlefields in between. Watch our “Wow” video here<\/a>. This trip put forth a mission that took us all over the country for 4 years. We took advantage of long weekends to make trips to Shenandoah National Park<\/a>, Great Smoky Mountains National Park<\/a>, and Congaree National Park<\/a>. We also took advantage of winter breaks and spring breaks to journey to see the Everglades<\/a> and New England<\/a>. And of course, each summer we anchored our travel with epic 2 week adventures:
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\nIn the spring of 2015, our family took a long weekend and visited the National Park units in the Washington DC Area. This was anchored by a visit to Ford’s Theatre and also included visits to the vast array of memorials and monuments in the Capitol area. Read tips on planning a Washington DC National Park Adventure here.<\/a>
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\nIn the summer of 2015 we took our family West to visit the Grand Circle of National Parks including the Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, Arches, Mesa Verde, Bryce Canyon, Zion, and way, way more. Watch our vacation movie here and view our in-depth itinerary here.<\/a>
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\nIn the summer of 2016, our family traveled to Alaska’s inside passage visiting National Park units like Glacier Bay and Klondike Goldrush followed by an additional week in the Pacific Northwest including my favorite National Park of all time: Mt Rainier! Watch the short film of our Alaska Adventure here<\/a> and our Pacific Northwest Adventure here<\/a>. Then read our detailed itinerary here<\/a>!
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\nThe summer of 2017 took our family to California where we spent 2 weeks driving the complete length of the state visiting National Parks like Joshua Tree, Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Pinnacles, Redwoods, and Lassen Volcano. We also managed to fit in a family reunion in that trip! Watch the short film from our Epic California National Park Adventure here<\/a>. Then read our detailed itinerary here<\/a>.
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\nAnd finally, this summer our family embarked on an epic adventure to Hawaii! We had always dreamt to finish our goal with a family selfie<\/a> on the crater of Kilauea at Volcano National Park but we never anticipated the volcano to be erupting! Despite some last minute rescheduling, we still accomplished our goal at Volcano National Park on June 27th, 2018 opting for the still-open Kahuku Unit of the park!<\/p>\n

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We did it! We accomplished our family\u2019s goal of visiting 100 @nationalparkservice units by 2020. Today we visited the Kahuku Unit of @hawaiivolcanoesnps where we hiked the Pu’u o Lokuana Trail: A two mile trail that follows old ranching roads through pastures and eventually crosses lava fields from the 1800s featuring lava trees, spatter effects, and other interesting lava features. An amazing hike worthy of our special designation of our 100th unit. \/\/ So what\u2019s next? 2 more National Park units here in the Big Island of Hawaii this week and then the announcement of our next big family adventure goal. Thank you so much for following us on our adventures towards this goal. But just because we reached 100, we aren\u2019t done. There\u2019s over 300 more great National Park units to explore! Stay tuned!!! #nghawaii2018 #followgreg #nationalparks #nps #nps101 #findyourpark #kahuku #volcanonationalpark #hikeng<\/a><\/p>\n

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