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Celebrating National Monuments For All of Us

June 8, 2017 By Val Weston 6 Comments

Today marks the 111th anniversary of the 1906 Antiquities Act which gives presidents the ability to designate national monuments. National monument designations preserve historic landmarks, … [Read more...] about Celebrating National Monuments For All of Us

Filed Under: Outdoors, Uncategorized Tagged With: bandelier national monument, craters of the moon, fort pulaski, sunset crater, wupatki

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October 2, 2015 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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This week when I shared the nuts-and-bolts of visiting Bandelier National Monument, I had to think back to why I enjoyed camping there so much. Certainly it's a very agreeable campground in a … [Read more...] about Parenting Teens

Filed Under: Life, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: bandelier national monument, camping, New Mexico, parenting, teenagers

New Mexico’s Bandelier National Monument

September 30, 2015 By Val Weston 4 Comments

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When it comes to our National Park system, national monuments tend to be sorely overlooked compared to the marquis parks that visitors flock to in their travels. Bandelier is not one of those … [Read more...] about New Mexico’s Bandelier National Monument

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: bandelier national monument, camping, experiential education, history, New Mexico, roadschooling, western adventure

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