David has been working so much we haven’t had the opportunity to spend much time together and Charlie is always in his room. Now, we don’t have a car which keep Charlie and I stuck at home. July 6th is Hop-a-Park Day #NationalHopaParkDay and were supposed to visit different Parks. There is a couple within walking distance of our home.
With me wanting to lose weight I was thinking about asking Charlie and David to hop-a-park with me. We can bring along a Picnic and spend time feeding the Ducks at one of the Parks and at another Park we could play in the #SplashPad and yes, I know there created for children but adults need to have fun as well so you will find us playing in the splash pad. Would you like to go with us? If you live in another Town or Country leaven me a comment or photo of the Parks you visit.
Park visitations experience a hike on National Hop-A-Park Day, celebrated every first Saturday in July. This year, Hop-A-Park-Day falls on National Park- A -Hop -Day, thousands of people visit their Parks to relax, have fun, and get a better view of the beauties of nature. National Hop-A-Park Day is a day that big parks organize special sporting or leisure events for visitors and encourage those who don’t go to Parks to visit a Park today. With National hop-A-Park Day celebration, there isn’t a better day park executives and visitors relish more.
The evolution of Parks spans over a thousand years. However, it is in the last 200 years that they started taking the form we see today. In the 1800s, many renowned Parks were created. Today, we have different types of Parks, including national, public, and pocket parks. All of these parks have one thing in common. These parks offer recreational services and access to greenery.
In the early days, Persian kings owned parks only for hunting. In 1634, the Boston Common public park was created. Yellowstone National Park, the first of its kind in the world, was established in 1872, while in the mid-1900s, mini (pocket) parks that measure only about a quarter of an acre but offer access to greenery like other park types began to spring up.
The American government created the National Park Services in 1916 to oversee all the affairs of Parks in the Country. American Cities take great pride in their urban parks. These include Central Park, world-renowned and easily recognizable to movie buffs. There is also Grant Park in Chicago, another example of an urban park. This park has a Millennium Park, three museums, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, and gardens with sculptures.
There’s no known record of when National Hop-A-Park Day was created. Neither is it known who sponsors the holiday. Rationally, however, we can guess National Hop-A-Park Day was created by those who wish to prod people to appreciate at least a day in nature.
On National Hop-A-Park Day, people take a break from technology to breathe in the rarefied air in parks. They sit and relax, and play fun games or take a close look at the wonders of Nature. National Hop-A Park Day is a way to get away from all things artificial and appreciate the natural endowments in parks.
NATIONAL HOP-A-PARK DAY ACTIVITIES
- The best way to celebrate National Park-A-Hop Day is to pay a visit to the nearest park around your vicinity. If you have a particular park in mind, you can even go to another City’s park where you will have the opportunity to chill, breathe, and spend time with your family.
- If you want to spice up your park visit, then why not organize a mini-event in the park with friends, family, or neighbors? It is sure going to be a lot of fun. You could include the members of a local group home, which would bless them.
- Wouldn’t it be wonderful to know how your favorite parks came to be? Read up on the creation of the parks and have an edge over others whenever the history of parks is discussed.
FACTS ABOUT PARKS
- The Persian Kings owned the earliest parks, created for hunting.
- \The Mill Ends Park in Portland, Oregon is the world’s smallest park and it is on a median and consists of one tree.
- The Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee is the most visited national park in the world with over 12 million annual visitors.
- The Death Valley National Park is the hottest, driest, and lowest place in the U.S.
- The Sequoia tree and Alaskan brown Bears, two of the world’s largest living things, are found in national parks.
WHY WE LOVE NATIONAL HOP-A-PARK DAY
- There’s nothing that surpasses watching nature’s beauty in reality, rather than over the phone or on computer screens. Hop-A-Park Day makes us appreciate nature.
- There is no doubt parks enjoy a higher influx of visitors on this day. It amounts to them generating more income – a good increment to national or state coffers.
- With the number of people who go to parks on this day, communities are bound to have that feeling of reunion and togetherness. This is good because it increases the bond between them.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
