one of these days we're gonna set this circus down...

places i've never been.  

yes it may be a lofty goal. but none the less i have officially decided it is my lifelong goal to make it to as many of these places as humanly possible. i can mark six of them off the list. wish me luck. and yes i know its a very LONG list. 

State	National Park	Year Created	Area (mi²)	Area (km²)
Alaska	Denali	1917	9,492	24,585
Alaska	Gates of the Arctic	1980	13,238	39,460
Alaska	Glacier Bay	1980	5,130	13,287
Alaska	Katmai	1980	5,288	13,696
Alaska	Kenai Fjords	1980	1,094	2,833
Alaska	Kobuk Valley	1980	2,609	6,757
Alaska	Lake Clark	1980	6,297	16,308
Alaska	Wrangell - St Elias	1980	20,587	53,321
American Samoa	American Samoa	1988	14	36
Arizona	Grand Canyon	1919	1,902	4,927
Arizona	Petrified Forest	1962	341	885
Arizona	Saguaro	1994	143	370
Arkansas	Hot Springs	1921	9	22
California	Channel Islands	1980	390	1010
California	Death Valley	1994	5,219	13,518
California	Joshua Tree	1994	1,234	3,196
California	Kings Canyon	1940	722	1,869
California	Lassen Volcanic	1916	166	429
California	Redwood	1968	176	455
California	Sequoia	1890	631	1,635
California	Yosemite	1890	1,189	3,081
Colorado	Black Canyon of the Gunnison	1999	51	133
Colorado	Great Sand Dunes	2004	133	343
Colorado	Mesa Verde	1906	81	211
Colorado	Rocky Mountain	1915	415	1,078
Florida	Biscayne	1980	207	700
Florida	Dry Tortugas	1992	101	262
Florida	Everglades	1947	2,357	6,105
Hawaii	Haleakala	1916	46	118
Hawaii	Hawaii Volcanoes	1916	505	1,309
Idaho	Yellowstone	1872	3,470	8,980
Kentucky	Mammoth Cave	1941	83	214
Maine	Acadia	1919	47	123
Michigan	Isle Royale	1940	894	2,314
Minnesota	Voyageurs	1975	341	882
Montana	Glacier	1910	1,584	4,101
Montana	Yellowstone	1872	3,470	8,980
Nevada	Great Basin	1986	120	312
New Mexico	Carlsbad Caverns	1930	73.07	189
North Carolina	Great Smoky Mountains	1934	814	2,108
North Dakota	Theodore Roosevelt	1978	110	285
Ohio	Cuyahoga Valley	2000	51	134
Oregon	Crater Lake	1902	286	741
South Carolina	Congaree	2003	33	88
South Dakota	Badlands	1978	379	982
South Dakota	Wind Cave	1903	44	114
Tennessee	Great Smoky Mountains	1934	814	2,108
Texas	Big Bend	1944	1,252	3,242
Texas	Guadalupe Mountains	1966	135	350
U.S. Virgin Islands	Virgin Islands	1956	23	59
Utah	Arches	1971	119	309
Utah	Bryce Canyon	1928	56	145
Utah	Capitol Reef	1971	378	979
Utah	Canyonlands	1964	527	1,366
Utah	Zion	1919	229	593
Virginia	Shenandoah	1935	311	805
Washington	Mount Rainier	1899	368	954
Washington	North Cascades	1968	789	2045
Washington	Olympic	1938	1,442	3,734
Wyoming	Grand Teton	1929	484	1,255
Wyoming	Yellowstone	1872	3,470	8,980

{places i've never been- mark wills}