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  • We visited 19 National Parks and 9 National Monuments in our 2014-2015 travel adventure. At the end of this 408 day journey, we each gave a score on every place using a scale of 1-10. I can say that visiting ANY National Park is a wonderful experience--the National Park Service (NPS) does a phenomenal job with managing the roads, educational programs, visitor videos, and answering questions. We spent $80 on the America the Beautiful NPS pass and it was more than worth every penny. It gets you in

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  • Since we returned home 80 days ago, life has felt busy and chaotic to me. We have experienced many changes in our focus and schedule over the past 2 months. Mostly, we are very thankful to be home--with the luxuries of full-sized house living, with multiple private bathrooms, a dishwasher, floors that don't shake with movement, space to spread out, a couch big enough to stretch out on, more privacy, and a basement to send our energetic, loud children to play in. It is wonderful to not have to wo

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  • Dear Dexter,

    It seems a little strange to be writing you a letter only a month after we met you, but since you were such a big, delightful part of the grand finale of our 48 state project, it still seems appropriate to say a few words. Especially since we had to say goodbye to you today.

    It is amazing how quickly you melted all of our hearts and fit our family so well. Your cuddles, kisses, gentleness with taking treats, patience with lots of hugs and "Dexter, I love you!!"'s in Lauren's high-pitc

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