Tonto National Monument – Part II We wrote Tonto National Monument – Part I a few months back, but we could only talk about the lower… Continue reading “Tonto National Monument – Part II”…
Petrified Forest National Park Over 200 million years ago, what is now semi-arid grassland in northeastern Arizona was a tropical wonderland with tall trees… Continue reading “Petrified Forest National Park”…
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument: Often Overlooked Yesterday we were out on a hike at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in Arizona, and ran into a really… Continue reading “Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument: Often Overlooked”…
Mission Possible: Tumacácori National Historical Park Tumacácori National Historical Park is open! The National Park Service is still welcoming visitors to wander the mission grounds and… Continue reading “Mission Possible: Tumacácori National Historical Park”…
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… Continue reading “Tonto National Monument – Part I”…
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… Continue reading “Remote desert oasis: Pipe Spring National Monument”…
Hiking the Corridor at Grand Canyon National Park We have visited the Grand Canyon National Park several times – experiencing the vistas from the south rim, north rim… Continue reading “Hiking the Corridor at Grand Canyon National Park”…
Tale of Two Canyons: Walnut Canyon National Monument Last week we talked about Grand Canyon National Park, one of the best known and most visited national park units… Continue reading “Tale of Two Canyons: Walnut Canyon National Monument”…
Exploring the Grand Canyon South Rim We have written about the Grand Canyon National Park before, but we’d like to share our most recent trip. We… Continue reading “Exploring the Grand Canyon South Rim”…
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”…