Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site Talking about Steamtown National Historic Site last week reminded us of another national park unit nearby – the Allegheny Portage… Continue reading “Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site”…
Steamtown National Historic Site: Relic of a Bygone Era As we were out for a drive the other day, we waited at a train crossing – watching one of… Continue reading “Steamtown National Historic Site: Relic of a Bygone Era”…
Canyonlands National Park: Number 1 of the Big 5 Canyonlands National Park is one of the big 5 national parks in Utah, but the least visited. It is definitely… Continue reading “Canyonlands National Park: Number 1 of the Big 5”…
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site Nestled on a bluff overlooking the Hudson River Valley is one of the only remaining examples of the “gilded age”… Continue reading “Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site”…
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site Today, March 8th, is International Woman’s Day – a day dedicated to celebrating women’s achievements, first celebrated in 1911. We… Continue reading “Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site”…
National Parks: Get away from it all A friend of ours asked us this week about one of the park units we had visited and what there… Continue reading “National Parks: Get away from it all”…
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”…
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”…
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”…
Game or Biscayne… National Park? As everyone is enjoying the big football game this weekend in Miami, Florida, we are wishing we were there not… Continue reading “Game or Biscayne… National Park?”…