This week marks seven months on our quest to see and illustrate 59 parks, 20 of which we have now visited. I don’t know about you, but we’ve been feeling a little tired this week so we decided to focus on what we love most. Art. Andres has been honing his photography skills during the journey, taking hundreds of shots within and in between the parks we’ve visited.
In honor of his work, I curated a collection of 20 images from 20 states we’ve travelled through to discover our national parks. We hope they inspire you to see beauty in the United States, in each of her many diverse corners.
Route Traveled So Far
![quest_route_map](http://i0.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/quest_route_map.jpg?resize=600%2C437)
1. Ohio
![america_beautiful_ohio_national_park_quest](http://i0.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america_beautiful_ohio_national_park_quest.jpg?resize=1140%2C760)
2. Kentucky
![america_beautiful_kentucky_national_park_quest](http://i2.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america_beautiful_kentucky_national_park_quest.jpg?resize=1140%2C855)
3. Tennessee
![america_beautiful_tennessee_national_park_quest](http://i2.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america_beautiful_tennessee_national_park_quest.jpg?resize=1140%2C760)
4. Arkansas
![america_beautiful_arkansas_national_park_quest](http://i1.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america_beautiful_arkansas_national_park_quest.jpg?resize=1140%2C760)
5. Oklahoma
![america_beautiful_oklahoma_national_park_quest](http://i2.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america_beautiful_oklahoma_national_park_quest.jpg?resize=1140%2C760)
6. Texas
![america_beautiful_texas_national_park_quest](http://i1.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america_beautiful_texas_national_park_quest.jpg?resize=1140%2C760)
7. Colorado
![america_beautiful_colorado_2_national_park_quest](http://i2.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america_beautiful_colorado_2_national_park_quest.jpg?resize=1140%2C760)
8. Wyoming
![america_beautiful_wyoming_2_national_park_quest](http://i1.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america_beautiful_wyoming_2_national_park_quest.jpg?resize=1140%2C760)
9. Montana
![america_beautiful_montana_national_park_quest](http://i0.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america_beautiful_montana_national_park_quest.jpg?resize=1140%2C760)
10. North Dakota
![america_beautiful_north_dakota_national_park_quest](http://i0.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america_beautiful_north_dakota_national_park_quest.jpg?resize=1140%2C760)
11. South Dakota
![america_beautiful_south_dakota_national_park_quest](http://i0.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america_beautiful_south_dakota_national_park_quest.jpg?resize=1140%2C760)
12. Minnesota
![america_beautiful_minnesota_national_park_quest](http://i2.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america_beautiful_minnesota_national_park_quest.jpg?resize=1140%2C760)
13. Illinois
![america_beautiful_illinois_national_park_quest](http://i0.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america_beautiful_illinois_national_park_quest.jpg?resize=1140%2C914)
14. New York
![america_beautiful_new_york_national_park_quest](http://i2.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america_beautiful_new_york_national_park_quest.jpg?resize=1140%2C760)
15. Maine
![america_beautiful_maine_national_park_quest](http://i2.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america_beautiful_maine_national_park_quest.jpg?resize=1140%2C760)
16. New Jersey
![america_beautiful_new_jersey_national_park_quest](http://i2.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america_beautiful_new_jersey_national_park_quest.jpg?resize=1140%2C760)
17. Washington DC (we’re counting it as a state)
![america_beautiful_dc_national_park_quest](http://i1.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america_beautiful_DC_national_park_quest.jpg?resize=1140%2C682)
18. North Carolina
![america_beautiful_north_carolina_national_park_quest](http://i0.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america_beautiful_north_carolina_national_park_quest.jpg?resize=1140%2C872)
19. South Carolina
![america_beautiful_south_carolina_national_park_quest](http://i0.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america_beautiful_south_carolina_national_park_quest.jpg?resize=1140%2C760)
20. Georgia
![america_beautiful_georgia_national_park_quest](http://i1.wp.com/nationalparkquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america_beautiful_georgia_national_park_quest.jpg?resize=1140%2C760)