One of the greatest investments I’ve ever made was not a stock, not property, and not even monetary at all. This summer, while planning a trip to Devil’s Tower, Yellowstone, and Little Bighorn Battlefield, I purchased an annual pass to the U.S. National Park Service for the first time.
It wasn’t a small consideration, by any means, and my fiancée and I pushed ourselves through the nearly 25 hours of driving in the span of a week we did in order to get to all the parks we wanted to visit. Still, the emotional impact of being in some of the most history-steeped places in America was well worth the time, the money, and the sleep deprivation we encumbered by going out there.