We’re halfway through the first round of the National Park Playoff and just doubled the number of upsets. Another monument featuring a stone carving of Abraham Lincoln fell to a lower seed, this time with #4 Mount Rushmore falling to #13 Voyageurs in a 19-13 nailbiter. And while “Death Valley” is a name often ascribed […]
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 […]