***** By Volume/Issues/Chapters *****

Vol. 14: 2024

Issue 096: Parallel Lines
Tainan, Taipei, Chiang Mai, Macau, Hong Kong.

Issue 095: Rubber Soul
Petrified Forest National Park, Wupatki National Monument, Sunset Volcano National Monument, Tuzigoot National Monument, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Jerome, Phoenix.

Issue 094: 26 Miles
Channel Islands National Park, The Getty, Getty Villa, Trans-Catalina Island, Long Beach.

Issue 093: Face to Face
PDX, Corvallis.

Issue 092: The Kick Inside
PDX, Beacon Rock State Park, Storm King Art Center, Palisades Interstate Park, High Bridge, Livingston, DIA: Beacon, Boston.

Issue 091: Cosmo’s Factory
Earth Tour II: Christchurch, Aoraki Mt Cook, Oamaru, Dunedin, The Catlins, Fiordland National Park, Queenstown, Wanaka, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, Hokitika, Paparoa National Park, Nelson, Wellington, Taupo, Rotorua, Auckland, Honolulu, Diamond Head State Park.

Issue 090: Synchronicity
Earth Tour II: Kyoto, Kanazawa, Toyama, Singapore, Johor Bahru, Yong Peng, Bankgkok.

Issue 089: Cheap Thrills
PDX, Jersey City, Manhattan.

Vol. 13: 2023

Issue 088: The Unforgettable Fire
Owyhee Canyon, Leslie Gulch, Caldwell, Steens Mountain, Alvord Desert, Lakeview, Hart Mountain, Crack in the Ground, Fort Rock State Natural Area, Hole in the ground, Smith Rock State Park.

Issue 087: Beggars Banquet
PDX, Eugene.

Issue 086: The Boatman’s Call
Victoria, Juan de Fuca Proincial Park, Big Lonely Doug, Lake Cowichan, Nanaimo, Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Ucluelet, Tofino, Campbell River.

Issue 085: Starsailor
Missoula, Glacier National Park, Waterton Lakes National Park, Pincher Creek, East Glacier Park, Kalispell.

Issue 084: Stage Fright
PDX, Crater Lake National Park, Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Prineville Reservoir State Park, Ochoco National Forest, Smith Rock State Park, Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewpoint, The Cove Palisades State Park, Cascade Head, Lincoln City.

Issue 083: Arc of a Diver
Reykjavík, Blue Lagoon, Snæfellsjökull National Park, Kirkjufell, Hvitserkur, Akureyri, Goðafoss, Myvatn, Dettifoss, Vatnajökull National Park, Vik, Thingvellir National Park.

Issue 082: Can’t Buy a Thrill
PDX, Dallas, Olympic National Park [Quinalt], Long Beach (WA).

Vol. 12: 2022

Issue 081: Tango in the Night
PDX.

Issue 080: In the Wee Small Hours
Mt Rainier National Park, Yakima, Leavenworth, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Grand Coulee, Steamboat Rock State Park.

Issue 079: Avalon Sunset
PDX, Chicago, Seattle, Vancouver.

Issue 078: World Machine
Boston, Antigonish, Baddeck, Ingonish, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Inverness, Truro, Grand Pre National Historic Site, Lunenburg, Peggys Cove, Halifax, New York City.

Issue 077: Court and Spark
PDX, Deschutes National Forest, Mt. Rainier National Park, Ross Lake National Recreational Area.

Issue 076: Desertshore
Topaz Lake, Bodie State Historic Park, Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, Yosemite National Park, Manzanar National Historic Site, Alabama Hills National Scenic Area, Inyo National Forest, Devils Postpile National Monument, Lake Tahoe, Reno.

Issue 075: New Gold Dream
Zion National Park, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Page, Bryce Canyon National Park, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Las Vegas.

Issue 074: Electric Warrior
PDX, Seattle, McNary National Wildlife Refuge, Walla Walla, Lyons Ferry State Park, Palouse Falls State Park, Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Badger Mountain Centennial Preserve, Hanford Reach National Monument, Yakima, Toppenish, Fort Simcoe State Park.

Vol. 11: 2021

Issue 073: Pretzel Logic
PDX, Longview, Astoria, Cape Disappointment State Park, Cape Lookout State Park, God’s Thumb.

Issue 072: Sticky Fingers
New York City, Newark, York (PA), Acadia National Park, Bucksport, Rockland, Portland (ME).

Issue 071: No Jacket Required
Crater Lake National Park, Ashland, Redwood National Park, Humboldt Redwoods National Park, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Jedidiah Smith Redwoods State Park, Crescent City, Chetco Point Park, Harris Beach State Park, Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor, Port Orford Headds State Park, Cape Blanco State Park, Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Cape Arago State Park, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, Darlingtonia State Natural Site.

Issue 070: Transmissions From the Satellite Heart
PDX, Deschutes National Forest, Mt. Jefferson National Forest, Seattle.

Issue 069: Brilliant Corners
Anchorage, Seward, Kenai Fjords National Park.

Issue 068: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
PDX, Bend, Deschutes National Forest, Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Saddle Mountain State Natural Area, Tillamook State Forest.

Issue 067: We are only in it for the Money
Las Vegas, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation, Valley of Fire State Park, Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, Death Valley National Park, International Car Forest of the Last Church, Lake Tahoe, Reno, Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation, Black Rock Desert National Conservation Area, Winnemucca, Alvord Desert, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Burns.

Issue 066: Here Come the Warm Jets
PDX, Bend, Oswald West State Park.

Issue 065: Crooked Rain
Olympia, Seattle.

Vol. 10: 2020

Issue 064: Real Nighttime
PDX, Silver Falls State Park, Milo McIver State Park, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Erractic Rock State Natural Site, Tillamook, Fort Stevens State Park.

Issue 063: In a Silent Way
PDX.

Issue 062: After the Gold Rush
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Sumpter Valley Dredge State Hetitage Area, Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Hell Canyon Wilderness, Wallowa Lake State Recreation Area, Joseph, Enterprise, Eagle Cap Wilderness.

Issue 061: Cosmic Slop
Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Olympic National Forest, Olympic National Park.

Issue 060: First Rays of Sun
PDX, Oceanside, Oswalt West State Park.

Issue 059: Maiden Voyage
PDX, Fort Vancouver National Monument.

Vol. 09: 2019

Issue 058: Parklife
PDX, Ecola State Park, Silver Falls State Park.

Issue 057: Daydream Nation
George Washington National Forest, Hot Springs National Park, Dallas, Waco Mammoth National Monument, Austin, LBJ National Historical Park, Phoenix, Saguaro National Park, Coconino National Forest, Lake Meredith National Recreational Area, Capulin Volcano National Monument, Rocky Mountain National Park, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Mesa Verde National Park, Canyons of the Ancient National Monument, Hovenweep National Monument, Monument Valley, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado National Monument, Arches National Park, Antelope Island National Park, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Minidoka National Historic Site, Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.

Issue 056: Trans-Europe Express
Talinn, Riga, Siauliai, Vilnius, Klaipeda, Warsaw, Krakow, Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Wieliczka Salt Mine, Wroclaw, Dresden, Chemnitz, Jena, Berlin.

Issue 055: Trans-Siberia Express
Vladivostok, Ulan-Ude, Lake Baikal, Irkutsk, Yekanterinburg, Kazan, Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex, Moscow, Yaroslav, St. Petersburg

Issue 054: Trans-Asia Express
Singapore, Johor Bahru, Yong Peng, Sungai Lembing, Seoul.

Issue 053: Graduation
Newark.

Issue 052: Out of the Blue
Bozeman, Jackson, Grand Teton National Park, National Elk Refuge, Yellowstone National Park, Newark, New York City.

Issue 051: Good Vibrations
Raleigh, Atlanta, Big Cypress National Preserve, Everglades National Park, Key West, Dry Tortugas National Park, Biscayne National Park, St. Auguestine, Charleston, Fort Sumter National Historical Park, Congaree National Park.

Issue 050: Credits
Newark, DC, Philadelphia, New York City.

***** By Location ******

PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Portland

Baby Doll Pizza; Burger Stevens; Basilisk; Salt and Straw; Bing Mi; Ringside; Nak Won; Tom’s Pancake; Skyline Restaurant; Stoopid Burger; Ramen Ryoma; Besaw’s; Bijou Cafe; Kigaru Sushi; Always Spring; Ramona Falls; Abiqua Falls; Jackson Bottom; Tom, Dick and Harry; Tryon Creek; Tualatin Hills; Alameda Ridge; Tualatin Hills;

Astoria

Custard King;

BRITISH COLUMBIA

MID-ATLANTIC

NORTHEAST NEW ENGLAND

Burlington

Shopping Bag

QUEBEC

Montreal

Chez Gatse; La Belle Province; Jardin Botanique

ATLANTIC CANADA

MIDWEST

Chicago

Gene and Jude’s; Au Cheval

Central Illinois

D’arcy’s Pint; Steak’n Shake; Jarling’s; Burger King

GREAT PLAINS

SOUTH ATLANTIC

APPALACHIA

SOUTHWEST

MOUNTAIN

CANADIAN PRAIRIES

***** By Park *****

PARKS

I love parks — whether they are natural, cultural, historical, or anything else. Maybe I’m naive, but the words of Theodore Roosevelt resonate deeply with me. I don’t think I agree with all his policies, but I believe he, along with many other conservation pioneers, made a lasting impact on the places we continue to protect. Two quotes of his that I think about often are: “Leave it as it is. You can not improve on it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it. What you can do is to keep it for your children, your children’s children, and for all who come after you, as one of the great sights which every American if he can travel at all should see,” and “the park is for the benefit and enjoyment of the people”

I used to chase after THE National Parks of the United States, only to realize that they are as much about politics as they are about preservation. Even long ago, the economic interests and greed of society threatened to destroy our wilderness. That’s when I came to understand that there are many other parks, forests, and lands—whether held by the government, the state, or private organizations—that continue to protect and provide access for everyone to enjoy. Then, there’s the vast collection of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, which, though controversial at times, would make for an incredible journey to visit them all.

So, I’ve decided to simplify things. I’m going to list all the Parks (with a capital P to include everything) I’ve been to, though it’s worth noting that my list will likely be more inclusive than the standard IUCN designation and less so than areas protected in a broader sense. This is just a first draft, and I may change my approach later

Ordered somewhat reverse chronologically based on when I visited in each country.
U (UNESCO)
Skip to: USA; Canada; Malaysia

These United States of America

Channel Islands National Park; Glacier National Park U; 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright U; Bryce Canyon National Park; Zion National Park; Redwood National and State Parks U; Kenai Fjords National Park; Arches National Park; Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park; Mesa Verde National Park U; Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve; Rocky Mountain National Park; Saguaro National Park; Hot Springs National Park; Yellowstone National Park U; Grand Tetons National Park; Congaree National Park; Biscayne National Park; Dry Tortugas National Park; Everglades National Park U; Pinnacles National Park; Great Smoky Mountains National Park U; Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site U; Carlsbad Caverns National Park U; Guadelupe Mountains National Park; White Sands National Park; Shenandoah National Park; Monticello U; Olympic National Park U; Independence National Historical Park U; Death Valley National Park; Yosemite National Park U; Grand Canyon National Park U; Mammoth Cave National Park U; Statue of Liberty National Monument U; Gateway Arch National Park

O’ Canada

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve; Waterton Lakes National Park U; Cape Breton Highlands National Park; Landscape of Grand Pré U; Old Town Lunenburg U;

Japan

Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto U;

Malaysia Truly Asia

Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca U; Gunung Mulu National Park I U; Kinabalu Park U

Singapore

Singapore Botanic Gardens U

Cambodia

Angkor U

Aotearoa New Zealand

Te Wahipounamu U; Tongariro National Park U

Russia

Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments U
Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl U
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow U
Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin U
Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex U
Lake Baikal U

Estonia

Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn U;

Latvia

Historic Centre of Riga U;
Curonian Spit U;

Lithuania

Vilnius Historic Centre U;

Iceland

Snæfellsjökull National Park;
Vatnajökull National Park U;
Þingvellir National Park U;

Italy

Historic Centre of Florence U;
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura U;
Vatican City U;

Germany

Berlin Modernism Housing Estates U;
Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin U;
Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus U;

Austria

Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn U;
Historic Centre of Vienna U;

France

Paris, Banks of the Seine U;
Palace and Park of Versailles U;

The Netherlands

Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht U;

United Kingdom

Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret’s Church U;
Tower of London U;

* By Last Chance to See *

Lima, Paracas, Huacachina, Nazca, Arerquipa, Puno, Cusco. Peru. Hop-on Bus
Trans-Bhutan Trail, Bhutan.
Torres del Paine National Park O/W-Trek, Chile.

Greenstone Ridge Trail. Isle Royale, Indiana.
Outer Mountain Loop. Big Beng, Texas.
Joshua Tree, California.
Seven Lakes Trail. Olympic, Washington.
Wondertrail. Mount Rainier, Washington.
Great Basin, Nevada.
Haleakalā, Hawaii.
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes, Hawaii.
Kings Canyon, California.
Sequoia, California.
Lassen Volcanic, California.
Watch Bear. Katmai, Alaska.
Canyonlands, Utah.
Capitol Reef, Utah.
Theodore Roosevelt, North Dakota.
Badlands, South Dakota.
Wind Cave, South Dakota,
Voyageurs, Minnesota.
Cuyahoga Valley, Ohio.
Indiana Dunes, Indiana.
New River Gorge, West Virginia.
Denali, Alaska.
Gates of the Arctic, Alaska.
Kobuk Valley, Alaska.
Lake Clark, Alaska.
Wrangell–St. Elias, Alaska.
Virgin Islands.
American Samoa.