After graduating from college, me and my two best friends went on a cross-country trip to 10 national parks. For one month we camped, hiked, and climbed our way across the U.S. in what we called *A test of Manhood.* We drove a total of 8,000 miles and visited the following parks:

Carlsbad Caverns National Park, in New Mexico Grand Canyon National Park, in Arizona Joshua Tree National Park, in California Yosemite National Park, in California Crater Lake National Park, in Oregon Mt. Rainier National Park, in Washington Yellowstone National Park, in Wyoming Grand Teton National Park, in Wyoming Mt. Rushmore National Monument, in South Dakota The Badlands National Park, in South Dakota