Canaveral – More than just history This weekend is the opening of “First Man”, a movie about Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon. So… Continue reading “Canaveral – More than just history”…
Thanksgiving in October or November? As many of you might not be aware, the this is Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. Our Canadian friends celebrate Thanksgiving on… Continue reading “Thanksgiving in October or November?”…
Redwoods National Park: 50th Birthday October 2nd marks the 50th birthday of Redwoods National and State Parks, also a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an… Continue reading “Redwoods National Park: 50th Birthday”…
Changing Landscape of White Sands Nestled in the middle of White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico (the site of the first atomic bomb test)… Continue reading “Changing Landscape of White Sands”…
Organ Pipe: Music in the Desert As the desert begins to cool off, our thoughts turn to getting out to some of the wonderful national park… Continue reading “Organ Pipe: Music in the Desert”…
Flight 93, Never Forgotten National Memorials are a special kind of national park unit – memorializing a historic person or event. One of these… Continue reading “Flight 93, Never Forgotten”…
Labor Day at Lowell National Historical Park When you think of national park units, you don’t often think of a factory. But that is what Lowell National… Continue reading “Labor Day at Lowell National Historical Park”…
Capulin Volcano – Celebrating 102 years Did you know that the National Park Service turned 102 this week? In August of 1916, there were 14 National… Continue reading “Capulin Volcano – Celebrating 102 years”…
National Park Units in 50 States Last week we talked about the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System. This week we celebrated a “50” of… Continue reading “National Park Units in 50 States”…
Lassen: Celebrating 50 years of the National Trails System Did you know that Lassen Volcanic National Park in California includes seven trails that are part of the National Trails… Continue reading “Lassen: Celebrating 50 years of the National Trails System”…