By Molly Baldock Two weeks. Seven national parks. The trip of a lifetime. This summer, I had the opportunity to travel across the country and visit some of the most beautiful destinations I have ever seen. The Badlands, Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Arches, Zion, and the Grand Canyon. In our own backyards, national parks sit as reminders of the beauty of our world. While plenty of tourists and visitors travel to these destinations each year, it feels as though not nearly enough have experienced the wonders that are these parks. This thought and desire for all people to experience the marvels of our planet, though, also comes with danger. This trip prompted my own self-reflection on the negative impact humans can have, and have had, on our environment. It would be almost comical, were it not so heartbreaking, to compare the pristine waters of Glacier National Park to the muddied Ohio River on which my hometown sits. Certainly, these waters have very different...
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