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    4 Amazing Hikes to See Giant Sequoias in California

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    • Post author:Traveler with a Map
    • Post published:October 26, 2024
    • Post category:Blog/California/Kings Canyon National Park/National Monument/National Parks/Sequoia National Park/USA

    Some of the most amazing trees in my opinion are redwoods, sequoias, and bristlecone pines. Sequoias are the largest trees on earth and it’s an amazing experience to stand next…

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    How to Best Visit John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

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    • Post author:Traveler with a Map
    • Post published:January 30, 2024
    • Post category:Blog/National Monument/Oregon/USA

    John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is located in central Oregon and consists of 3 units: the Sheep Rock unit, the Painted Hills unit, and the Clarno Unit. The park…

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    Best Hikes in Craters of the Moon National Monument

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    • Post author:Traveler with a Map
    • Post published:January 27, 2024
    • Post category:Blog/Idaho/National Monument/USA

    Craters of the Moon National Monument is a fascinating place. Black lava covers vast areas of land but juniper trees and sage show their presence as well. I've visited this…

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    5 Amazing Things to See at Haleakala National Park

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    • Post author:Traveler with a Map
    • Post published:May 22, 2022
    • Post category:Blog/Hawaii/National Parks/USA

    Haleakala National Park, located on the island of Maui in Hawaii, is an amazing place to visit. It has been protected as a national park since 1916, initially together with…

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    How to Spend a Day in Hovenweep National Monument

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    • Post author:Traveler with a Map
    • Post published:October 12, 2021
    • Post category:Blog/National Monument/USA/Utah

    Hovenweep National Monument was established in 1923 under President Warren G. Harding. It preserves a collection of towers built by Ancestral Pueblo people along the area’s canyon rims . If…

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    5 Amazing Things to Do at Natural Bridges National Monument

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    • Post author:Traveler with a Map
    • Post published:October 8, 2021
    • Post category:Blog/National Monument/USA/Utah

    If you have traveled through Utah and have seen its unparalleled natural beauty, you may be surprised to learn that Natural Bridges was actually the first Utah park added to…

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    How to best explore Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

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    • Post author:Traveler with a Map
    • Post published:October 4, 2021
    • Post category:Blog/Colorado/National Monument/USA

    If you are in the Four Corners region, you’re going to have many opportunities to visit ruins of the Ancestral Puebloans. Mesa Verde, Hovenweep, and the Canyons of the Ancients…

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    How to spend a memorable day in Joshua Tree National Park

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    Joshua Tree National Park
    • Post author:Traveler with a Map
    • Post published:April 22, 2021
    • Post category:Blog/California/National Parks/USA

    Joshua Tree National Park is located in Southern California, about 40 miles north east of Palm Springs. The park spans the Mojave and the Colorado Desert (which is part of…

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    Why you should see Walnut Canyon in Arizona

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    Ancient cliff dwellings in Walnut Canyon
    • Post author:Traveler with a Map
    • Post published:February 16, 2021
    • Post category:Arizona/Blog/National Monument/National Parks/USA

    I love visiting national parks and national monuments but I had never heard of Walnut Canyon Nation Monument prior to our trip to Flagstaff. Once I realized that we were…

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    10 Amazing Canyons in America

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    • Post author:Traveler with a Map
    • Post published:November 30, 2020
    • Post category:Blog/Canyonlands National Park/Grand Canyon National Park/National Monument/National Parks

    What are the most amazing canyons in America?,  you may ask. I've been thinking about this questions for some time now. There are certainly hundreds of canyons in the country.…

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