1 | You'll write home about Yellowstone! |
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(Or perhaps, instead, use the telephone.) | |
2 | O, you giant trees of Sequoia, |
You must know how much I enjoy ya. | |
3 | A wonderful place is Yosemite; |
Many waterfalls grace the proximity. | |
4 | The innate beauty of Mount Ranier |
Is natural art without veneer. | |
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6 | I'll tell of the boxwork in Wind Cave, |
If you enjoy hearing your friend rave. | |
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9 | You'll sleep good up in Rocky Mountain; |
Them sheep, ya know, won't need no countin'. | |
10 | Happy sights at Haleakalā? |
Delightful and jolly rock lava. | |
11 | I say come see Hawai'i Volcanoes |
And really doubt that y'all say no. | |
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14 | Perhaps you've not been to the Grand Canyon; |
It's time for a trip; if you can, plan one. | |
15 | If you have a house at Acadia, |
And mine's in New York, then I'll trade ya. | |
16 | Between the steep sidewalls of Zion, |
Watch for mule deer and mountain lion. | |
17 | Souvenir hunting can be done at Hot Springs; |
Last time I went, I confess, I bought things! | |
18 | I enjoy all the scenery at Bryce; |
The canyons and hoodoos are nice. | |
19 | From a distance you can see all the Grand Tetons; |
For close-ups you need carabiners and pitons. | |
20 | Down in the caverns of Carlsbad |
There's one twisty hallway that snarls bad. | |
21 | Up in the mountains called Great Smoky |
I think that everything is okey-dokey! | |
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23 | I'd spend many days up there in Olympic; |
If you've been there too you won't think me eccentric. | |
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25 | I'm going again to visit King's Canyon. |
Please come along and be my companion. | |
26 | There are miles of cave trails in Mammoth; |
You could take years exploring the gamut. | |
27 | Much time in the heat of Big Bend |
Makes me a little bit pig-skinned. | |
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30 | Go for a walk in the Petrified Forest, |
But climbing the trees will make you the sorest. | |
31 | After venturin' into the Canyonlands, |
These people are singin' and dancin' fans. | |
32 | A hike on the slopes of the Guadalupe, |
And I come right back down with my body droopy. | |
33 | Picture perfect North Cascades: |
A peaceful scene the Lord has made. | |
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35 | Ah, summertime spent at the Arches! |
The rocks amaze and the sun parches. | |
36 | The colorful cliff sides of Capitol Reef |
Artistically display a dappled motif. | |
37 | I'll write a line or two about Voyageurs, |
Because I know how much you enjoy a verse! | |
38 | Take me out to the Badlands, |
If you want to make me a glad man. | |
39 | In the midnorth, there's Theodore Roosevelt |
With its buttes, rivers, plateaux, and veldt. | |
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41 | The keys and bay we call Biscayne |
Have a certain appeal that's hard to explain. | |
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48 | The glaciers at Wrangell - St. Elias |
Bring pleasures no one can deny us. | |
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52 | Tree huggers, steer clear of Saguaro, |
Or your wounds will stay past tomorrow! | |
53 | I'm planning to visit firsthand Death Valley, |
Right there on page nine of my Rand McNally. | |
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55 | At Black Canyon Of The Gunnison, |
Leaned over too far and dropped my honey bun. | |
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57 | Take a long hike around Congaree |
And find many examples of humonga tree. | |
58 | I sing of all the Great Sand Dunes |
With windswept words and haunting tunes. | |
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60 | The best times to visit Gateway Arch |
Are April through December and January through March. | |
61 | The birds to see at Indiana Dunes |
Are grebes, herons, swans, and loons. | |
62 | Wear shades when you go see White Sands, |
'Cause you've never seen such bright lands. | |
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See the "Map of the Parks"!
See the "Plan For Visiting"!
See the "Quiz on the Parks"!
See the "Mythical Parks"!