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!
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
Not bad for a "bear" lol:)