This is a 1941 Ansel Adams photo of Carlsbad Cavern's 'Big Room' with the Rock of Ages

86-days until the National Park Service Centennial

June 7, 2016

May 31st, 2016 brings us 86-days away from the National Park Service Centennial. In this edition of the #CentennialCountdown we go back 86-years to 1930 and the creation of Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

The cowboy, Jim White, who discovered the cave noticed it after seeing what he thought was a plume of smoke coming out of the ground. He went to inspect what he thought would be a fire and found a mass of bats flying out of the cave. He was quote as saying "any hole in the ground which could house such a gigantic army of bats must be a whale of a big cave."

59in59 BLOG ARCHIVE:

01/59: Cuyahoga Valley
- Jul 24, 2015 Cuyahoga Valley: The Park that says 'Yes!'
- Jul 24, 2015 Cuyahoga Valley: What is a Superfund site?
- Jun 27, 2016 1 of 59 : Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Aug 9, 2016 16 days until the National Park Service centennial
02/59: Isle Royale
- Aug 28, 2015 Isle Royale: The Wolves
- Aug 30, 2015 Isle Royale: The families of the island
- Aug 30, 2015 Isle Royale: In Search of a Moose on Isle Royale
- Jun 7, 2016 85-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jun 28, 2016 2 of 59 : Isle Royale National Park
03/59: Voyaguers
- Sep 11, 2015 Voyageurs: National Park Yelp Reviews and Our Trip to Voyageurs
- Sep 11, 2015 Voyageurs: Beaver Hats Are the iPhones of the 1800's
- Jun 29, 2016 3 of 59 : Voyageurs National Park
- Jul 16, 2016 41-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Dec 12, 2018 Sample Chapter (Voyageurs) - Beaver Hats are the iPhones of the 18th and 19th century
04/59: Theodore Roosevelt
- Sep 25, 2015 Theodore Roosevelt: Bad(Ass) Lands Volume 1: Teddy Roosevelt National Park
- Sep 25, 2015 Theodore Roosevelt: Backcountry Mysteries
- Sep 25, 2015 Theodore Roosevelt: How to Make Friends with a Park Ranger
- Oct 16, 2015 Theodore Roosevelt: On Becoming Teddy
- Oct 17, 2015 Theodore Roosevelt: Did Donald Trump Say That?
- Jun 30, 2016 4 of 59 : Theodore Roosevelt National Park
05/59: Glacier
- Oct 17, 2015 Glacier: An Alan Adventure
- Oct 17, 2015 Glacier: Avalanche Lake
- Oct 17, 2015 Glacier: Fires, Side Hikes and Huckleberry Desserts
- Oct 18, 2015 Glacier: Sometimes You Run From the Road
- Jun 8, 2016 84-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 1, 2016 5 of 59 : Glacier National Park
06/59: Wrangell St. Elias
- Oct 28, 2015 Wrangell St. Elias: Alaska! And the Awesome Rangers at Wrangell St. Elias
- Oct 30, 2015 Wrangell St. Elias: Hiking in Alaska is...Different
- Nov 2, 2015 Wrangell St. Elias: Sportsman's Paradise
- Nov 2, 2015 Wrangell St. Elias: Car Problems
- Nov 2, 2015 Wrangell St. Elias: Slana Alaskans Unite
- May 17, 2016 Wrangell St. Elias: The Road
- May 19, 2016 Wrangell St. Elias: The Roadside Potatohead
- Jun 13, 2016 Wrangell St. Elias: McCarthy and Kennicott
- Jul 2, 2016 6 of 59 : Wrangell - St. Elias National Park
- Jul 2, 2016 Wrangell St. Elias: Hiking in Kennicott
- Jul 2, 2016 Wrangell St. Elias: The Alaskan syndicate
- Jul 20, 2016 36-days until the National Park Service Centennial
07/59: Lake Clark
- Nov 2, 2015 Lake Clark: Traveling in Alaska
- Nov 2, 2015 Lake Clark: Kontrashibuna, a lake with a name that we still can’t pronounce
- Nov 2, 2015 Lake Clark: Hiking Holy mountain
- Nov 2, 2015 Lake Clark: Fishing for Food
- Nov 2, 2015 Lake Clark: Mount Tanalian
- Nov 2, 2015 Lake Clark: FREE BEDS and The General
- Jul 3, 2016 7 of 59 : Lake Clark National Park
- Jul 20, 2016 36-days until the National Park Service Centennial
08.Katmai
- Jul 4, 2016 8 of 59 : Katmai National Park
08/59: Katmai
- Nov 4, 2015 Katmai: Frills, spills and airline thrills
- Nov 4, 2015 Katmai: Lions, tigers, bears, oh my!
- Nov 4, 2015 Katmai: The Valley of 10,000 Smokes
- Nov 5, 2015 Katmai: Brooks Lodge
- Nov 5, 2015 Katmai: The New Jurassic Park
- Nov 9, 2015 Katmai: Be Dareful Out There!
- May 19, 2016 98-days until the National Park Service centennial
- Jul 20, 2016 36-days until the National Park Service Centennial
09/59: Kenai Fjords
- Mar 27, 2016 Kenai Fjords: The Lamest Camping Ever
- Mar 27, 2016 Kenai Fjords: Mount Marathon
- Mar 27, 2016 Kenai Fjords: On Becoming a Junior Ranger
- Mar 27, 2016 Kenai Fjords: Hiking Exit Glacier
- Jul 5, 2016 9 of 59 : Kenai Fjords National Park
- Jul 20, 2016 36-days until the National Park Service Centennial
10/59:Gates of the Arctic
- Apr 17, 2016 Gates of the Arctic: The Dalton Highway
- Apr 17, 2016 Gates of the Arctic: Setting Foot Inside the Park
- Apr 18, 2016 Gates of the Arctic: A Wild Road and the Wildlife On It
- Apr 18, 2016 Gates of the Arctic: Fishing Above the Arctic Circle
- Apr 19, 2016 Gates of the Arctic: What was supposed to be a short run
- Apr 19, 2016 Gates of the Arctic: Arctic Villages
- Apr 20, 2016 Gates of the Arctic: The Pipeline
- Apr 20, 2016 Gates of the Arctic: Swimming in the Arctic Ocean
- Jul 6, 2016 10 of 59 : Gates of the Arctic National Park
- Jul 20, 2016 36-days until the National Park Service Centennial
11/59: Denali
- Aug 31, 2015 Denali: You say Mount McKinley, I say Denali
- Apr 25, 2016 Denali: The hardest working park employees in the country
- Apr 26, 2016 Denali: Trail Magic
- Apr 27, 2016 Denali: Murie Science and Learning Center brown bag lunch talks
- Apr 28, 2016 Denali: The Mysterious Golden Spike
- Apr 29, 2016 Denali: Wonder Lake and Ansel Adams
- Apr 30, 2016 Denali: A Backcountry Playground
- May 1, 2016 Denali: New Friends and Pizza
- May 2, 2016 Denali: The Bus Drivers and a pair of Warby Parker sunglasses
- May 4, 2016 Denali: First snow and flight
- May 5, 2016 Denali: The 'Big Five' and then some
- May 19, 2016 99-days until the National Park Service centennial
- Jun 9, 2016 77-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 7, 2016 11 of 59 : Denali National Park
12/59: Kobuk Valley
- May 7, 2016 Kobuk Valley: A Presidential visit
- May 9, 2016 Kobuk Valley: The package store
- May 10, 2016 Kobuk Valley: How to increase your chances to see the Northern Lights
- May 11, 2016 Kobuk Valley: Eight-Mile road
- May 12, 2016 Kobuk Valley National Park
- May 13, 2016 Kobuk Valley: A Monty Python of seasons
- May 15, 2016 Kobuk Valley: The visitor's center
- Jul 8, 2016 12 of 59 : Kobuk Valley National Park
- Jul 20, 2016 36-days until the National Park Service Centennial
13/59: Glacier Bay
- Jul 4, 2016 Glacier Bay: Planes, boats and automobiles
- Jul 4, 2016 Glacier Bay: A drama filled drive
- Jul 4, 2016 Glacier Bay: Types of commercial fishing
- Jul 4, 2016 Glacier Bay: Bartlett Cove
- Jul 4, 2016 Glacier Bay: Whale bones
- Jul 9, 2016 13 of 59 : Glacier Bay National Park
- Jul 20, 2016 36-days until the National Park Service Centennial
14/59: North Cascades
- Jul 8, 2016 48-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 11, 2016 14 of 59 : North Cascades National Park
15/59: Mount Rainier
- Jul 11, 2016 15 of 59 : Mount Rainier National Park
16/59: Olympic
- Jun 9, 2016 78-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 12, 2016 16 of 59 : Olympic National Park
17/59: Crater Lake
- Jul 13, 2016 17 of 59 : Crater Lake National Park
18/59: Lassen Volcanic
- May 19, 2016 100-Days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 14, 2016 18 of 59 : Lassen Volcanic National Park
19/59: Yellowstone
- Oct 29, 2015 I Spy With My Little Eye: Volume 1
- May 27, 2016 90-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jun 18, 2016 68-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 12, 2016 44-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 18, 2016 19 of 59 : Yellowstone National Park
- Aug 8, 2016 21 days until the National Park Service centennial
20/59: Grand Teton
- Jun 6, 2016 87-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jun 16, 2016 73-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 18, 2016 20 of 59 : Grand Teton National Park
21/59: Yosemite
- Jun 3, 2016 89-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jun 15, 2016 74-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 8, 2016 48-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 18, 2016 21 of 59 : Yosemite National Park
- Aug 4, 2016 26 days until the National Park Service Centennial
22/59: Grand Canyon
- May 20, 2016 97-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 9, 2016 47-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 20, 2016 22 of 59 : Grand Canyon National Park
- Aug 4, 2016 23 days until the National Park Service centennial
- Nov 11, 2016 Rafting the Grand Canyon - Day 2 (11/11/15)
- Nov 12, 2016 Rafting the Grand – Day 3 (11/12/2015)
- Nov 13, 2016 Rafting the Grand: Day 4 (11/13/15)
- Nov 15, 2016 Rafting the Grand: Day 6 (11/15/2015)
- Nov 16, 2016 Rafting the Grand: Day 7 (11/16/2015)
- Nov 18, 2016 Rafting the Grand: Day 8 (11/17/2015)
- Nov 18, 2016 Rafting the Grand: Day 9 (11/18/2015)
- Nov 19, 2016 Rafting the Grand Canyon: Day 10 (11/19/2015)
- Nov 20, 2016 Rafting the Grand Canyon: Day 11 (11/20/2015)
- Dec 12, 2016 Rafting the Grand Canyon: Day 12 (11/21/2015)
23/59: Saguaro
- Jul 20, 2016 23 of 59 : Saguaro National Park
- Aug 8, 2016 22 days until the National Park Service centennial
24/59: Petrified Forest
- Jul 2, 2016 54-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 20, 2016 24 of 59 : Petrified Forest National Park
25/59: Hawai'i Volcanoes
- Feb 16, 2016 Hawai'i Volcanoes: Red Clouds in the Night
- Feb 16, 2016 Hawai'i Volcanoes: A feral cat and a new kind of hiking
- Feb 16, 2016 Hawai'i Volcanoes: Idiot water
- Feb 16, 2016 Hawai'i Volcanoes: Mauna Loa
- Feb 16, 2016 Hawai'i Volcanoes: Puna Coast
- May 19, 2016 100-Days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 21, 2016 25 of 59 : Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
26/59: Haleakala
- Mar 12, 2016 Haleakala: The Road to Hana
- Mar 13, 2016 Haleakala: Kipahulu Campground
- Mar 14, 2016 Haleakala: New Friends and Funny Foods
- Mar 15, 2016 Haleakala: The world's best sunrise?
- Mar 20, 2016 Haleakala: Hiking in a volcanic crater
- Mar 22, 2016 Haleakala: A Day in the Hammock
- Mar 22, 2016 Haleakala: The Endangered Ne Ne
- May 19, 2016 100-Days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 22, 2016 26 of 59 : Haleakala National Park
27/59: American Samoa
- Mar 27, 2016 American Samoa: A Homestay
- Mar 27, 2016 American Samoa: Pola Island and Tuafauna Trail
- Mar 27, 2016 American Samoa: Aunu'u Island and Relative Pricing
- Mar 27, 2016 American Samoa: Mount Alava
- Mar 27, 2016 American Samoa: Standing By
- Mar 27, 2016 American Samoa: Fagatele Bay
- Mar 27, 2016 American Samoa: Mount Matafao
- Mar 27, 2016 American Samoa: Sunday on American Samoa
- Mar 27, 2016 National Park Nerds
- Jul 23, 2016 27 of 59 : American Samoa National Park
- Jul 29, 2016 28 days until the National Park Service centennial
28/59: Channel Islands
- Jul 20, 2016 36-days until the National Park Service Centennial
29/59: Joshua Tree
- Aug 8, 2016 22 days until the National Park Service centennial
33/59: Kings Canyon
- Jun 10, 2016 76-days until the National Park Service Centennial
34/59: Death Valley
- Jun 8, 2016 83-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Aug 8, 2016 22 days until the National Park Service centennial
35/59: Great Basin
- Jul 26, 2016 30 days until the National Park Service Centennial
36/59: Carlsbad Caverns
- Jun 7, 2016 86-days until the National Park Service Centennial
37/59: Guadalupe Mountain
- Jul 12, 2016 44-days until the National Park Service Centennial
39/59: Zion
- May 20, 2016 97-days until the National Park Service Centennial
40/59: Bryce Canyon
- Jun 6, 2016 88-days until the National Park Service Centennial
41/59: Capitol Reef
- Jun 9, 2016 79-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 11, 2016 45-days until the National Park Service Centennial
42/59: Canyonlands
- Jul 4, 2016 52-days until the National Park Service Centennial
43/59: Arches
- Jul 11, 2016 45-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Oct 12, 2016 Dear Arches National Park
49/59: Badlands
- Jul 20, 2016 38-days until the National Park Service Centennial
50/59: Hot Springs
- Oct 16, 2015 A Brewery? In a National Park?!
- May 22, 2016 95-days until the National Park Service Centennial
51/59: Mammoth Cave
- Jun 15, 2016 75-days until the National Park Service Centennial
53/59: Everglades
- Jun 9, 2016 82-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jun 17, 2016 69-days until the National Park Service Centennial
54/59: US Virgin Islands
- Jun 26, 2016 60-days until the National Park Service Centennial
55/59: Dry Tortugas
- Aug 4, 2016 24 days until the National Park Service centennial
57/59: Great Smokies
- Jun 9, 2016 82-days until the National Park Service Centennial
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58/59: Shenandoah
- Jun 9, 2016 81-days until the National Park Service Centennial
59/59: Acadia
- May 20, 2016 97-days until the National Park Service Centennial
Centennial Countdown
- May 19, 2016 100-Days until the National Park Service Centennial
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