Trip: 13
(A change of plans midway through brings us to Ohio.)
Visited from Jun 2, 2024 to Jun 16, 2024
(Group 21)
This became a very unusual trip following a phone call one week into it. A death in the family had us scrapping the second week out west and heading to Ohio for the funeral. We did visit eight of the intended sites out west, including three fossil-related sites, which my anthropology-majoring daughter enjoyed. The scenery at the various sites AND during the drives between them was spectacular and seemed to be constantly changing as we climbed to over 7,000 feet above sea level. Once back in Ohio, we took advantage of a few open days to visit sites in that state.
Park units visited during this trip
Click on any of the parks listed below to see the page specific to that park.
The park page will have my comments about the site, photos and links to both the NPS official page and my blog entry for the park.
The interactive map in the top right of this page shows the location of each unit. You can zoom in and move around on the map. The rectangle icon in the top right will expand the map to full screen. Clicking on any unit in the map will open a small information window. The map and icons on it are based on the same information found in the Google Earth KML files, which you can create and download from the Home page.
- Jun 4, 2024: Missouri National Recreational River (Yankton, SD)
- Jun 5, 2024: Niobrara National Scenic River (Valentine, NE)
- Jun 6, 2024: Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (Harrison, NE)
- Jun 6, 2024: Scotts Bluff National Monument (Gering, NE)
- Jun 7, 2024: Fort Laramie National Historic Site (Fort Laramie, WY)
- Jun 8, 2024: Dinosaur National Monument (Dinosaur, CO)
- Jun 9, 2024: Minidoka National Historic Site (Jerome, ID)
- Jun 9, 2024: Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (Hagerman, ID)
- Jun 15, 2024: Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park (Dayton, OH)
- Jun 15, 2024: Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument (Xenia, OH)
- Jun 16, 2024: James A Garfield National Historic Site (Mentor, OH)
- Jun 16, 2024: Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Cleveland, OH)
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