If you want to get away from it all and experience the solitude of the Mojave Desert, consider Castle Mountains…
Sequoia National Park: All about the Trees
Last week we talked about Kings Canyon National Park and how it is not only about the giant trees. This…
Kings Canyon National Park: More than Giant Trees
Certainly the highlight of Kings Canyon National Park and neighboring Sequoia National Park are the giant sequoia trees. In fact,…
Historic Armory’s: Harpers Ferry and Springfield
A couple weeks ago we talked about the armory at Harper’s Ferry, but did you know that the very first…
Labor Day at Cesar E. Chavez National Monument
As we celebrate the Labor Day holiday weekend, most of us probably don’t take much time to reflect on the…
Happy Anniversary Harpers Ferry NHP
August 2019 marks the 103rd anniversary of the National Park Service so we looked to see if there were any…
National Park Goals
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…