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60-days until the National Park Service Centennial

June 26, 2016

June 26th, 2016 brings us 60-days away from the National Park Service Centennial. In this edition of the #CentennialCountdown we go back 60-years to 1956 when on August 2nd US Virgin Islands National Park was established.

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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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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