Top 11 best summer destinations.The National Park Foundation released in mid-April the 2004 Proud Partner "Best of the Parks" Picks. The proud picks range from Acadia to Wolf Trap, and were picked for their diversity--from short hikes to overnight stays. Below is the full list: Best Sunrise: Acadia National Park in Maine. Best Photo Opportunity: Yellowstone National Park in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. Best Beach: Olympic National Park in Washington. Best Watering Hole: Grand Teton National Park Grand Teton National Park (tētŏn`, tē`tŏn), 309,993 acres (125,503 hectares), NW Wyo.; est. 1929. The park, which includes Jackson Lake and part of Jackson Hole, embraces the most scenic portion of the glaciated, snow-covered Teton in Wyoming. Best Park Date for Someone Who Hates to Camp: Wolf Trap National Perk for the Performing Arts in Virginia. Best Access to Breathtaking Beauty: Rocky Mountain National Park Rocky Mountain National Park National park, north-central Colorado, U.S. Established in 1915 and enclosing part of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, the park has an area of 262,191 acres (106,105 hectares). in Colorado. Best Proud Moment: Tuskegee Airmen National historic Site “Moton Field” redirects here. For the municipal airport, see Moton Field Municipal Airport. Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama, commemorates the contributions of African American airmen in World War II. in Alabama. Best Fossil-Watching: Carlsbad Caverns National Park Carlsbad Caverns National Park, 46,766 acres (18,940 hectares), SE N.Mex., in the Guadalupe Mts.; designated a national park in 1930. These connecting limestone caves, with remarkable stalactite and stalagmite formations and huge chambers, began forming 60 million in New Mexico. Best Stargazing star·gaze intr.v. star·gazed, star·gaz·ing, star·gaz·es 1. To gaze at the stars. 2. To daydream. Noun 1. : Glacier National Park in Montana. Best "Goosebump" Experience: Anitetam National Battlefield in Maryland. Best Place to Get Married: Yosemite National Park in California. |
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