Cedar Breaks National Monument: Utah’s High Point Cedar Breaks National Monument is Utah’s highest national park unit at over 10,000 feet in elevation. So high in elevation,… Continue reading “Cedar Breaks National Monument: Utah’s High Point”…
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”…
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”…
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Just 20 miles from the bright lights of the Las Vegas strip lies Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, established… Continue reading “Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument”…
Devil’s Tower National Monument: a monolith dropped from space? Drive along highway 24 in northeastern Wyoming and as you round a bend, all of a sudden you will see… Continue reading “Devil’s Tower National Monument: a monolith dropped from space?”…
Castillo de San Marcos: America’s Oldest Fort In the winter months, many folks from the north will make their way down to Florida to escape the ice… Continue reading “Castillo de San Marcos: America’s Oldest Fort”…
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument The Christmas season is upon us and it makes one think about the huge role that religion, and in particular… Continue reading “Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument”…
Happy 100th Birthday Scotts Bluff National Monument On December 12, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson dedicated Scotts Bluff National Monument – a testament to westward expansion. Located in… Continue reading “Happy 100th Birthday Scotts Bluff National Monument”…
Hovenweep National Monument: Native American Indian Heritage In 1990, November was declared National Native American Indian Heritage month. This made us think about the units of the… Continue reading “Hovenweep National Monument: Native American Indian Heritage”…
El Morro: Oasis in the Desert When you are traveling in the desert southwest, you quickly realize how rare it is to find reliable sources of… Continue reading “El Morro: Oasis in the Desert”…