Nestled on a bluff overlooking the Hudson River Valley is one of the only remaining examples of the “gilded age”…
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Today, March 8th, is International Woman’s Day – a day dedicated to celebrating women’s achievements, first celebrated in 1911. We…
National Parks: Get away from it all
A friend of ours asked us this week about one of the park units we had visited and what there…
Tonto National Monument – Part I
This will have to be part one of our discussion of Tonto National Monument in Arizona; established in 1907 to…
Death Valley National Park: Always More To Discover
We have been to Death Valley National Park in California at least a half a dozen times and thought we…
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
Just 20 miles from the bright lights of the Las Vegas strip lies Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, established…
Game or Biscayne… National Park?
As everyone is enjoying the big football game this weekend in Miami, Florida, we are wishing we were there not…
Devil’s Tower National Monument: a monolith dropped from space?
Drive along highway 24 in northeastern Wyoming and as you round a bend, all of a sudden you will see…
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
It is the third Monday in January, a date set aside to honor one of the greatest civil rights activists…
FREE National Park Entrance Days
It is the beginning of a new year; this time a new decade! That means it is time for you…