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…
A remote outpost: Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
As a continuation of our theme; talking about some of the national park units that are a little more remote…
Out of the way units: Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
For the month of June, we thought it would be fun to have a series of blogs about some of…
Memorial Day: Visit a National Cemetery
When you think of the National Park Service, you might not consider what they do to include administration of National…
Palo Alto Battlefield: The War Begins
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, in what is now Brownsville Texas, was the site of the first clash in…