I recently purchased, with my girlfriend Amy, the National Geographic sixth edition Guide to National Parks of the United

States. I thought it'd be a great companion for the American the Beautiful annual National Parks pass I planned on purchasing this year.

There are just so many national parks I plan on visiting this year that it only seemed logical. And with one national monument, the Florissant Fossil Beds, below, already under my belt I've already started getting my money's worth.

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