Oh, America, the beautiful.
When President Woodrow Wilson signed the bill that created the National Park Service, it read in part, [.] and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations. More than a century later, national parks and monuments continue to do just that, boasting everything from impressive natural wonders to the ruins of peoples past.
Maybe it s been a while since you explored them. But now is a great time to get out there and make friends with nature, because Free Park Day is happening on Saturday, April 17. It s the start of National Park Week, which runs through Sunday, April 25.