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US National Parks Decoder

Answer these short questions about the US national parks system. Then, use the first letter of each answer to spell out a famous John Muir quote.
Except for the quote, all answers are a single word
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Last updated: August 29, 2020
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Hint
Answer
T
First name of the only president for whom a national park is named
Theodore
H
Island park that Haleakala broke away from in 1961
Hawaii
E
Florida's 'River of Grass'
Everglades
M
City known as the 'Gateway to Arches National Park'
Moab
O
President who designated the most national monuments
Obama
U
Tribe which manages a park adjacent to Mesa Verde
Ute
N
Historic trail from Nashville, Tennessee to _______, Mississippi
Natchez
T
The first national monument: Devil's _____
Tower
A
Ansel _____ was a landscape photographer
Adams
I
Only national park on Lake Michigan: _______ Dunes
Indiana
N
NPS site in the heart of DC: ________ Mall
National
S
Tree on the NPS logo
Sequoia
 
Hint
Answer
A
Smallest (and worst) National Park: Gateway ____
Arch
R
Oil baron and conservation philanthropist
Rockefeller
E
Lake the Cuyahoga Valley flows into
Erie
C
Deepest lake in the US
Crater
A
Maine-to-Georgia trail
Appalachian
L
Apostle Islands, Sleeping Bear Dunes, and Pictured Rocks are National _________
Lakeshores
L
Highest mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park
Longs
I
The NPS is part of the Department of the ________
Interior
N
Largest native reservation along the Grand Canyon
Navajo
G
Word that comes before 'canyon' or 'teton'
Grand
 
 
 
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The Mountains are Calling
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Level 55
Aug 29, 2020
nice quiz, man!