It seems that ever since the National Park Service celebrated their centennial in 2016, National Park visitation has increased and…
Cabrillo National Monument – More than the first landing site
Driving to Cabrillo National Monument in southern California, we weren’t expecting to see row upon row of white headstones on…
Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico – A Different Kind of Fort
Recently we were at the National Park Travelers convention in Flagstaff and we met a gentleman who said that his…
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve: Alaska’s Hidden Gem
We were surprised to learn that the 2nd least visited National Park in the United States is Lake Clark National…
America’s Largest: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
660 Million times the size of the smallest national park unit, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska encompasses…
Hard to get to: Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
We just returned from a 7 day canoe trip on the Yukon River in the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. Talk…
Bears at Katmai National Park and Preserve
There are several national park units where a major part of the adventure is the ability to see wildlife in…
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve – the most remote of all
The most remote of all national park units is Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve in Alaska. Although only an hour…
Isolated Settlement: Nicodemus National Historic Site
While we are on the theme of remote national park units, here’s another one: Nicodemus National Historic Site in Kansas.…
Remote desert oasis: Pipe Spring National Monument
Talk about remote national park units…. how about Pipe Spring National Monument in northern Arizona? Folks driving from Grand Canyon…