Devils Postpile National Monument The remains of a lava flow some 100,000 years ago formed what today is referred to as Devils Postpile National… Continue reading “Devils Postpile National Monument”…
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Recently we had the chance to visit Whiskeytown National Recreation Area near Redding, California. Established in 1965 by President John… Continue reading “Whiskeytown National Recreation Area”…
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… Continue reading “Death Valley National Park: Always More To Discover”…
Scary Places: Lava Beds National Monument When we think of scary places on Halloween, our thoughts turn to bats and dark caves. In our travels to… Continue reading “Scary Places: Lava Beds National Monument”…
Out on the Box: Castle Mountains National Monument If you want to get away from it all and experience the solitude of the Mojave Desert, consider Castle Mountains… Continue reading “Out on the Box: Castle Mountains National Monument”…
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… Continue reading “Sequoia National Park: All about the Trees”…
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,… Continue reading “Kings Canyon National Park: More than Giant Trees”…
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… Continue reading “Labor Day at Cesar E. Chavez National Monument”…
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… Continue reading “Cabrillo National Monument – More than the first landing site”…
Channel Islands National Park: A California Treasure Channel Islands National Park encompasses five islands and one mile of surrounding ocean, off the coast of Santa Barbara in… Continue reading “Channel Islands National Park: A California Treasure”…