The Centennial: A Journey Through America's National Park System

The Centennial: A Journey Through America's National Park System

by David Kroese
The Centennial: A Journey Through America's National Park System

The Centennial: A Journey Through America's National Park System

by David Kroese

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Overview

Sparked by the opportunity to explore his personal passions, David Kroese turns away from a rewarding yet languishing career and begins the adventure of a lifetime. What happens next evolves into a tour of all four hundred-plus units in America's National Park System -- a perfect way to celebrate the 2016 National Park Service centennial.

The Centennial: A Journey Through America's National Park System details David's compelling centennial explorations to 387 parks in 360 days. The story continues through December 2017, when he becomes one of fewer than fifty people known to have visited all 417 national parks.

His personal expedition is a poignant exploration into quintessential America as told through its historical and natural wonders. Delve into diverse locations from Hawaii to the Rockies, New England to the Caribbean, Charleston to the California desert, Alaska to American Samoa.

Join David and experience the inherent marvels within America's unique landscape and fascinating history, revealed in engaging context, poetic descriptions, and heartfelt appreciation. The Centennial: A Journey Through America's National Park System is an odyssey of self discovery and fulfulliment through the nation's soul.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781627876575
Publisher: Wheatmark
Publication date: 01/14/2019
Pages: 586
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Born in St. Louis and raised in southern Illinois, David Kroese enjoyed a 25-year career in the biotechnology sector after earning a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois. Finding personal growth and development stalled in the second decade of his work tenure, David chose not to start anew in the corporate world. Instead, he turned to his lifelong personal interests to fill the void. Since childhood, history and places of natural beauty fascinated him, naturally drawing him into physical and literary exploration. Having subjugated these interests to his career, David flipped his priorities. Maintaining a job assignment that could often be completed remotely during off-hours with a laptop and mobile phone, David set out to achieve personal fulfillment with the adventure of a lifetime, visiting all of America's National Park units. David lives in Chicago with his wife Kareen.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Charleston

The Mighty Cacti

The Gulf Coast

The Atlantic Side

In the Heart of Dixie

Hills of Kentucky

O-hi-o

The Caribbean

Philadelphia Flower Power

The Great Plains

Viva Las Vegas

The California Desert

Meet Me in St. Louis, or Ohio

New England

The UP

Colorado

New York City

The Breaking Point

Alaska

In Search of Sasquatch

Beltway or Bust

Equine Beach Bums

Parks in the Piedmont

Over the Holler and into the Swamp

Northern Rockies

Delaware River Blues

Carnivorous Redwoods

El Capitan

The Long Drive

Farewell to a Faithful Friend

So Cal, So Good

Sunset on the Great Plains

Tarantulas and the Texas State Patrol

Don’t Mess with Texas

Miles to Go Before I Sleep

Hawaii

Running on Empty

Return to the Midnight Sun

The Last Lap

A Walk in the Park

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