Exploring the wonderful world of parks
Since today, May 31, 2019, is the official opening day of Star Wars:Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland, I thought I would post this Disney press release of Fun Facts. And I’m sharing my comments in brackets []. By the Numbers Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge spans more than 14 acres, making these the largest single-themed lands in…
Continue ReadingRapid City, South Dakota. I don’t know about you, but that’s not the first place I think of for a park-themed trip. Utah, California, and Colorado come to mind first. Sure, I think most of us have heard of Mount Rushmore. But Rapid City is also close to a lot of OTHER park sites –…
Continue ReadingVolcan Mountain Wilderness Preserve is located near the town of Julian in San Diego County. There are about 2900 acres of land, including grass land and forest. The area is administered by the County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation. The most popular trail is a 5-mile round trip to the top of…
Continue ReadingDid you know that there are 61 national parks in the U.S. National Park System? (As of this writing.) I thought it would be fun to look at them alphabetically with this little rhyme… A is for Acadia, American Samoa, and Arches. B is for Badlands, Big Bend, Biscayne, and Bryce Also Black Canyon of…
Continue ReadingTime to test your knowledge of National Parks again! Do you know in which state these national parks can be found? There are 20 different questions, but the quiz will randomly select 10 of them – take the quiz again to see a different selection! If you’d like to see more quizzes, please leave a…
Continue ReadingThis whole blog thing is a learning experience in so many ways! I’ve worked with WordPress but never had my own WordPress site before, so just the setup has been quite a process. Fortunately I have a friend who has helped me a lot. Still, there are so many decisions. Picking out the “theme” for…
Continue ReadingI’m Laura, and I love parks. National parks, state parks, city parks, county parks…And also theme parks, though more Disney theme parks than anything else. One of my “bucket list” items is to visit all 61 (as of this writing) national parks in the United States. I’m currently at 36 – over halfway there. But…
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