Welcome to Litsy!

“Within National Parks is room-glorious room-room in which to find ourselves, in which to think and hope, to dream and plan, to rest and resolve.” ~Enos Mills

I‘ve been following Amber Share on Instagram for quite awhile so I was especially excited to get this from @wideeyedreader for Mother‘s Day. I loved it ❤️

So I read this out loud to my family while on a day trip. We laughed so hard it hurt many times. They've seen the Grand Canyon and even at a young age could describe it better than a "big hole in the ground". It's really comical in an almost meme sort of way that people can be so unimpressed by the beauty we are lucky to have within America's Most Extraordinary National Parks.

I am the least outdoorsy person I know but after reading about these amazing places I want to do all the things. I also really enjoyed the artwork because of the not quite minimalist nature of it.

#BookReport
Managed to only finish one book this week but I'm at least half way through three others. I don't think I've juggled this many books for a long time so I'm a little out of practice.

#WeeklyForecast
My goal is to try and finish all three of my current reads but I'll be happy if I hit two. Zoe has to be finished by Tuesday so I'm pretty sure I'll hit that goal. My poor BookSpin keeps getting pushed further and further back.

#BlameItOnLitsy but I was excited to find my hold for this came in at work today. I also feel this review encapsulates my feelings about our programming this month because of the Great Backyard Bird Count happening. We have these ridiculously large (life sized) birds on our walls for a scavenger hunt.

I was DYING of laughter the entire time, it amazes me that people say the things they say about some of the most beautiful places in America. Plus, there were some pretty cool things about some parks I didn't know and was happy to learn about. But, I believe that Acadia National Park will always be my favorite. #nature #nationalparks #nonfiction

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I really enjoyed this quick read. Beautifully illustrated, each park is nicely highlighted. The author does a nice job of using humor to reveal the silliness behind the 1 star reviews.

I found this 1 star review of Yellowstone to be particularly amusing.

Just a reminder that Fat Bear Week 🐻 is coming up!

https://explore.org/fat-bear-week#:~:text=Fat%20Bear%20Week%2....

Great to see a local artist achieve national success on the Goodreads Choice Awards of 2021. Art based on 1 star reviews of national parks which she started doing on a lark during the first lockdown of the Covids!!

So I‘m not a huge National Park traveler but I‘ve recently become more interested. This book was an informative book on National Parks with actual reviews by unimpressed visitors. It was funny, but sad that so many are unimpressed. #nationalparks #humor

My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/kwiLBo-cUK0

Enjoy!