Five days to go.....

While packing, I came across my Passport to the National Parks that I had forgotten that I had purchased several years ago.  This is a neat pocket sized booklet that gives info about all the National Parks in the United States.  Inside the booklet there are spaces available for you to affix passport stamps (issued by the national parks) as well as a space provided for the parks to validate that you visited with a special ink stamp giving the name of the park and the date of your visit.  I've only used this once and that was at the Outer Banks when I visited the Wright Bros Natl Memorial and Fort Raleigh Natl Historic Site in 2002. Anyone that travels should purchase one of these Passport booklets.  With this Passport you have a guide to the national treasures in America---the national parks. You can purchase your passport to the National Parks at any national park visitor center.