Day Three: Statue of Liberty Survives, Zion and Glacier Lead Day Without Upsets

On the third day of first round action in the National Park Playoff, Statue of Liberty ensured it would not face the same fate as its fellow urban East-coast monument, #2 Lincoln Memorial. Though #14 Congaree jumped out to an early advantage, #3 Statue of Liberty pulled even around noon and ran up the score […]

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Between Two Planets

Bryce Canyon NP (4) vs. Great Sand Dunes NP (13) Preview There are many reasons why certain pieces of land become national parks: biological diversity, ecological preservation, historical importance, and monumentalism, etc. My personal favorite is otherworldly nature. Sometimes parks, while not explicitly said in the legislation which establishes them, are created because they are […]

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