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On the Sinclair Trails blog: In the previous post I covered the National Parks we visited in 2024, but we also visited many National Monuments and other National Park Service units, plus state parks, museums, and such. So this post summarizes those.

2025-01-07 · attraction · summary

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On the Sinclair Trails blog: a summary of the National Parks we visited in 2024.

2025-01-06 · attraction

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On the Sinclair Trails blog: An assortment of pictures of Marathon and Marfa, Texas and surrounding areas.

2024-12-28 · attraction

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On the Sinclair Trails blog: We visited Fort Davis National Historic Site in Texas. As the NPS site says, “It is one of the best surviving examples of an Indian Wars’ frontier military post in the Southwest.”

2024-12-27 · attraction

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On the Sinclair Trails blog: We visited Big Bend National Park, again — we first visited it in 2022. That first time, we explored the western part of the park; this time, we explored the eastern side.

2024-12-26 · attraction

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On the Sinclair Trails blog: Merry Christmas; Moody Gardens Festival of Lights. 🎄

2024-12-25 · attraction · holiday

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On the Sinclair Trails blog: We visited McGinn’s PistachioLand Home of the World’s Largest Pistachio. A fun roadside attraction that we saw in passing a couple of years ago, but got around to visiting this time.

2024-12-21 · attraction

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On the Sinclair Trails blog: We re-visited White Sands National Park in New Mexico. We first visited in 2022, but enjoyed re-visiting this year. As the NPS site says, it’s like no place else on Earth, the world’s largest gypsum dunefield.

2024-12-20 · attraction

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On the Sinclair Trails blog: we explored “The Thing?” museum, another fun roadside attraction. The idea being WHAT IF… aliens have manipulated human history?

2024-12-19 · attraction

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On the Sinclair Trails blog: We re-visited the two units of Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. 🌵

2024-12-15 · attraction

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On the Sinclair Trails blog: We visited the Museum of History in Granite, along with the Center of the World, the Maze of Honor, and the Church on the Hill.

2024-12-12 · attraction

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On the Sinclair Trails blog: On another visit to Joshua Tree National Park, we hiked to Wonderland Ranch and Wall Street Mill. 🥾

2024-12-09 · attraction · hike

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On the Sinclair Trails blog: On another visit to National Parks is Joshua Tree, we hiked around the Hall of Horrors, an imaginatively named and fascinating set of rocks. 🥾

2024-12-08 · attraction · hike

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On the Sinclair Trails blog: We visited The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, California.

2024-12-07 · attraction

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On the Sinclair Trails blog: We visited Shields Date Garden in Indio, California, to have brunch, explore their garden, and browse their store.

2024-12-06 · attraction · food

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On the Sinclair Trails blog: Geology Tour Road in Joshua Tree National Park.

2024-12-05 · attraction

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On the Sinclair Trails blog: We happened to be in Los Angeles during the baseball postseason, and managed to snag some nosebleed seats for game 5 of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. Bonus baseball park for 2024! ⚾️

2024-11-30 · attraction · baseball

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On the Sinclair Trails blog: We also spent a day at Disneyland. 🐭

2024-11-29 · attraction · disney

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On the Sinclair Trails blog: We visited Disneyland in California last year, and Disney World in Florida in April this year… so of course when back in California we visited the Disney parks again, starting with Disney California Adventure. 🐭

2024-11-28 · attraction · disney

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On the Sinclair Trails blog: We visited Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park in Santa Clarita, California, about 25 miles from downtown Los Angeles. You may recognize it from TV and films such as Star Trek and many more.

2024-11-22 · attraction

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