Sweet Sixteen Second Half: #7 Saguaro Leads All-Upset Day

After a calm start to the Sweet Sixteen, upsets roared back in the second half, led by the highest scoring park in the tournament, #7 Saguaro. The cactus-based preserve upended #3 Zion in the Southwest by a 195-51 score, marking the highest marks for both a winning and losing park so far this tournament. Saguaro […]

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Posters for Day Ten winners: Hawaii Volcanoes, Saguaro, Grand Teton, and Everglades

Day Ten: Everglades Beats VI on Buzzer-Beater, Two Seven-Seeds Advance

In the wildest day of action so far in the National Park Playoff, two matchups came down to the wire, with one tie broken in the final minutes. #10 Everglades and #15 Virgin Islands each went on runs against the other in a pairing frequently featuring ties and lead changes. In the final two hours, […]

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Vintage-style posters for Hawaii Volcanoes, Saugaro, Devils Tower, and Everglades National Parks

Day Seven: Saguaro Runs Up Score, Everglades and Devils Tower Score Upsets

The first round of the National Park Playoff is almost over, but one thing remains constant after the American City Bracket: Tucson isn’t going anywhere. Tucson’s National Park, #7 Saguaro, notched by far the largest score so far in the NPP, drubbing #10 White Sands 159-23. Two other seven-seeds were not so fortunate, falling to […]

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Volcanic Violence versus Shimmering Serenity

Hawai’i Volcanos NP (7) vs. Crater Lake NP (10) One of my favorite parts about our national parks is the social aspect that arises from interacting with them. Learning about and exploring these parks is (almost) always more fun with friends, which is why I’ve asked my good friend Kelsey Dunn to do this national […]

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