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Photographing Gateway Arch National Park

Posted on March 25, 2018, 12:57 am, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Thanks to my early visit to Gateway Arch National Park, it looks like as was the case for 58 and 59, I was the first to photograph the 60 national parks. This time it was only by a few days, as some of the people who had photographed the previous 59 national parks showed up […]
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Gateway Arch National Park: First Impressions

Posted on March 19, 2018, 6:50 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
On February 22, 2018, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial became Gateway Arch National Park, our 60th national park. Believing that the national park designation carries a special meaning, I greeted the news with perplexity. However, I traveled to St Louis, Missouri, that same week to try and extend my record of being the first to visit […]
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Two Peaks in San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

Posted on March 11, 2018, 11:50 am, by QT Luong, under Locations.
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument is recent, been having designated by President Obama in October 2014. This, combined with its relatively large size (‎346,177 acres or 541 square miles), has made it a target for the Trump administration’s “review” of national monuments. However, the San Gabriel Mountains are long-established recreation grounds for the second largest […]
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Palms to Snow in Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument

Posted on March 4, 2018, 9:00 am, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Instead of its utilitarian name, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument could also be have been called Sand to Snow National Monument because it spans a similar range of elevations, from the desert floor to the top of San Jacinto Peak, which culminates at 10,834 feet. Although San Jacinto Peak is lower than […]
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