After moving to California from Canada (now) many years ago, we determined to see as much of the US' natural beauty as we could, especially in the Southwest. A fine way to do this is via the National Parks and Monuments. What follows is a collection of photographs we've taken along the way.

Yahoo also supplies an exhaustive list of sites on National Parks.

National Parks and Other Entities
NPS Site Where Designation Date(s) of Visit Photos, etc
Black Canyon of the Gunnison CO National Park 6/00 Black Canyon
Curecanti National Recreation Area CO National Rec Area 6/00 Curecanti
Mesa Verde CO National Park 6/00 Mesa Verde
Devil's Postpile CA National Mon 7/99
Big Bend TX National Park 12/96  Big Bend
Carlsbad Caverns NM National Park 12/96  Carlsbad
Guadalupe Mountains TX National Park 12/96  
White Sands NM National Monument 12/96  White Sands
Bandelier NM National Monument 8/95
Custer SD State Park 6/95  Custer State Park
Badlands SD National Park 6/95  Badlands
Jewel Cave SD National Monument 6/95  
Wind Cave SD National Park 6/95  
Mount Rushmore SD National Memorial 6/95  Mount Rushmore
Devil's Tower WY National Monument 6/95  Devil's Tower
Scott's Bluff NE National Monument 6/95  
Chimney Rock NE National Historic Site 6/95  
Monument Valley AZ Navajo Nation Park 9/90  Monument Valley
Grand Canyon AZ National Park 11/83 & 9/90  Grand Canyon
Sunset Crater Volcano AZ National Monument 9/90  
Wupatki AZ National Monument 9/90  
Bryce UT National Park 9/85 & 9/90  Bryce
Arches UT National Park 9/85 & 9/90  Arches
Canyonlands UT National Park 9/90  Canyonlands
Capitol Reef UT National Park 9/90  Capitol Reef
Zion UT National Park 9/85  Zion
Pinnacles CA National Monument 8/89  
Muir Woods CA National Monument 1/91 & 7/00  
Yosemite CA National Park 11/82 & 6/88 Yosemite
Sequoia & King's Canyon CA National Park 6/91 Kings Canyon and Sequoia
Lassen CA National Park 9/87  Lassen
Joshua Tree CA National Park 11/83  
Death Valley CA National Park 11/83 & 4/99  
Crater Lake OR National Park 9/87  Crater Lake
Yellowstone MT National Park 9/89  
Grand Tetons WY National Park 9/89  Grand Tetons
Craters of the Moon ID National Monument 9/89  
Bandelier NM National Monument 8/95  
Rocky Mountain CO National Park 6/93 & 7/95  Rocky Mountain
Glacier MT National Park 6/94  Glacier
Redwood CA National Park 7/81  
Jefferson National Expansion MO National Memorial 9/95  
USS Arizona HI National Memorial 9/82 & 11/00  
Haleakala HI National Park 9/86 & 9/88  
Volcano HI National Park 9/86