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Visiting America’s national parks should mean more than beautiful photos and rushed memories. You want to notice what most travelers miss, and to carry something meaningful home with you.

The National Parks Inspiration Guide and America's Holy Ground help you experience all 63 national parks plus the nation’s capital in a deeper, more reflective way. America's Sacred Sites takes you to national park sites in each of the 50 states. Through guided prompts, personal reflections, and color photography, each book helps you move beyond sightseeing into moments of awareness, gratitude, and connection.

Instead of racing through beauty, notice the ancient rock beneath your feet, the living history in the land, and the stories carried in trees, waters, and wildlife. Whether you are hiking through Yosemite, finding quiet in the Everglades, or watching sunrise at Acadia, pause, reflect, and find your place in the story of these treasured spaces.

Step away from travel as consumption. Step into travel as meaning, mindfulness, and belonging.

 

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Brad Lyons and Bruce Barkhauer

We aren't backwoods hermits - we're normal folks just like you who love national parks. We just happened to figure out a way to take it to the next level!

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A camera is perched to photogaph a rocky stream and a towering bluff

Curious where the photo at the top of the page is from? Here's a complete list of photos and their sources.

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The National Parks Inspiration Guide13 hours ago
A lawsuit filed by the National Parks Conservation Association and Earthjustice is challenging the @National Park Service for greenlighting industrial mining in the Mojave National Preserve. Advocates warn this action bypasses environmental laws, setting a dangerous precedent that could lead to the permanent loss of pristine parklands.
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The National Parks Inspiration Guide1 day ago
Do I like making chili because the different spices remind me of national parks, or do I like national parks because it reminds me of making chili? 

#FindYourPark #Paprika #Cayenne #OnionPowder #GarlicPowder #Cinnamon #Cumin #MustardPowder #Badlands #GrandCanyon #BryceCanyon
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The National Parks Inspiration Guide2 days ago
Get in line to get your glow on at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This weekend enter the lottery to access the park in late May and early June, when a firefly species that mysteriously synchronizes its light pulses puts on a show.
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The National Parks Inspiration Guide4 days ago
"Even the desert needs to be restored…. After more than a century of cattle trampling beginning in the 1800s, many stretches of land in the West haven't come back. Native grass doesn’t grow when wildlife can’t survive. Which is why Canyonlands and Arches national parks were involved in an innovative program using something called con mods.” See how these national parks are regaining their grasslands with a really simple tool.

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22 likes, 1 comment. "Restoring Arches and Canyonlands National Parks"
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The National Parks Inspiration Guide4 days ago
We've got our books — have you ordered your copy yet? ChalicePress.com ships within 24 hours.
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The National Parks Inspiration Guide6 days ago
How many photos of national parks do you have in photo albums or screen savers? (LOTS if you’re like us!) Popsa looked at data from photos their users have uploaded to determine Grand Canyon NP is the most photographed national park. Find out where your favorite ranks—all 63 are listed (though a few are still looking for their time in the spotlight).