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Indiana Dunes National Park: Impressions from the Shore

Posted on February 28, 2019, 12:47 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Congress redesignated Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore as Indiana Dunes National Park, our 61st, on Friday, February 15. I was initially hoping the reach the park before sunset on Monday, but Chicago International Airport and the park are located on opposite sides of Chicago, and I had landed just in time for rush hour. The Shore […]
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Indiana Dunes National Park Comes at Challenging Time

Posted on February 20, 2019, 8:00 am, by QT Luong, under Books.
One of the consequences of the government shutdown is that we just got Indiana Dunes National Park, our 61th National Park. Let me explain a bit. In the 115th Congress, the Indiana congressional delegation pushed hard for the change of designation for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, which enjoyed wide local support except for the lone […]
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Longing for the Night in Petrified Forest National Park’s South Wilderness

Posted on February 13, 2019, 5:42 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Unlike all other national parks that are open 24 hours a day, Petrified Forest National Park’s gates close at night, an extraordinary measure necessary to prevent theft of petrified wood – a serious problem. Petrified Forest National Park, despite his sizeable area (146 square miles, 38th largest national park) is also one of a handful […]
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Off the Beaten Path in Petrified Forest National Park’s North Wilderness

Posted on February 6, 2019, 9:18 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Petrified Forest National Park at first doesn’t appear to be prime hiking territory since the park features relatively short trails that lead to areas of concentrated petrified wood. Because of the open terrain in many of them, it can be difficult to exclude other people from your photos. However, if you are willing to venture […]
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