The following is a running list to help us keep track:
States:
- Kentucky
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Minnesota
- Iowa
- South Dakota
- North Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- Nebraska
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- New York
- Vermont
- Tennessee
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Georgia
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Texas
- New Mexico
- Colorado
- Oklahoma
- Arkansas
- West Virginia
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Delaware
- New Jersey
- Connecticut
- Rhode Island
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- Maine
National Parks
- Voyageurs
- Badlands
- Wind Cave
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Yellowstone
- Grand Teton
- Great Basin
- Capitol Reef
- Bryce Canyon
- Zion
- Grand Canyon
- Saguaro
- Joshua Tree
- Death Valley
- Channel Islands
- Pinnacles
- Sequoia
- Kings Canyon
- Yosemite
- Lassen Volcanic
- Redwood
- Crater Lake
- Olympic
- Mount Rainier
- North Cascades
- Glacier
- Isle Royale
- Cuyahoga Valley
- Great Smoky Mountains
- Congaree
- Everglades
- Biscayne
- Dry Tortugas
- Big Bend
- Guadalupe Mountains
- Carlsbad Caverns
- Petrified Forest
- Great Sand Dunes
- Mesa Verde
- Canyonlands
- Arches
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison
- Rocky Mountain
- Hot Springs
- Mammoth Cave
- Shenandoah
- Acadia
Other NPS Sites
- Indiana Sand Dunes National Lakeshore
- Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
- Mount Rushmore National Monument
- Big Cypress National Preserve
- Gulf Islands National Seashore
- White Sands National Monument
- New River Gorge National River
- White Mountains National Forest
Other Favorite Areas:
Tahquamenon Falls State Park, MI
Black Hills, SD
Custer State Park, SD
Beartooth-Absaroka Wilderness, MT & WY
Kootenai Falls, MT
Montana de Oro State Park, CA
Anza Borrego State Park, CA
Big Sur State Park, CA
Rincon Parkway Campground, CA
Cook’s Chasm, OR
Olympic National Forest, WA
Kachess Lake, WA
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Wildlife Sightings:
Bison
Elk
Mountain goats
Prong horn antelope
Big horn sheep
White tail deer/black tail deer/mule deer
Burros
Wild horses
Moose
Black Bears
Grizzly Bears
Wolves
Fox/Island Fox
Prairie Dogs
Pika
Muskrat
Badger
Marmots
Black tailed jack rabbit
Tons of Squirrels/Chipmunks
Key Deer
Armadillo
Wild Pig
Javelina
Rattlesnakes
Tarantula
Sea Lions
Seals
Dolphins
Starfish
Sea Anemones
The spray of a gray whale
Barracudas
Goliath Grouper
Lobster
Jellyfish (glowing in the dark)
Puffer Fish (Matthew only)
Hermit Crabs
Alligators
Crocodile
variety of coral, fish, anenomes, and sea urchines
Sand Hill Crane
Stork
Bald Eagles
Osprey
Condor (maybe?)
American White Pelican
Trumpeter swans
Ravens
Red Winged Black Bird
Blue grouse
Turkeys
Ptarmigan
Brown Pelican
Frigate Bird
Noddy Terns
Road Runner
Jobs We’ve Had:
Lot Managers/Sales of pumpkins, Christmas trees and fireworks, Arizona (October 2015-December 2015)
Personal Assistant at The Bremerton Letterpress Company, Washington (Ashley; June-July 2016)
Contractor at The Bremerton Letterpress Company, Washington (Matthew; May-July 2016)
Travel Nurse at Cape Fear Valley, North Carolina (Ashley; Nov 2016 – Feb 2017)