Channel Islands National Park encompasses five islands and one mile of surrounding ocean, off the coast of Santa Barbara in…
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Joshua Tree: Hall of Horrors & Skull Rock
Visiting Joshua Tree National Park this Halloween weekend, it only seemed appropriate to walk through the Hall of Horrors and…
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…
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…
Manzanar: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Manzanar National Historic Site in California preserves a “relocation camp” but many would refer to it as an internment camp…
Death Valley: Bad to the Bone
So, you think it is hot where you are? How about Death Valley, California? Death Valley National Park is the…
Happy Mother’s Day, National Park Style
As we celebrate Mother’s Day and all of the wonderful women in our lives, we started to reflect on National…
Santa Monica Mountains: An Oasis in the City
Many people visit the Los Angeles area to go to Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Universal Studios, Venice…
Trains, Planes and Automobiles
As we were watching the Barrett-Jackson Car Auction last night, we thought about the role of the automobile and the place…
Plan your visit: Should I stay or should I go?
Does driving through and stopping at the visitor center count as actually visiting a National Park Unit? Yes, in some…