Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico – A Different Kind of Fort Recently we were at the National Park Travelers convention in Flagstaff and we met a gentleman who said that his… Continue reading “Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico – A Different Kind of Fort”…
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve: Alaska’s Hidden Gem We were surprised to learn that the 2nd least visited National Park in the United States is Lake Clark National… Continue reading “Lake Clark National Park and Preserve: Alaska’s Hidden Gem”…
America’s Largest: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve 660 Million times the size of the smallest national park unit, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska encompasses… Continue reading “America’s Largest: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve”…
Hard to get to: Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve We just returned from a 7 day canoe trip on the Yukon River in the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. Talk… Continue reading “Hard to get to: Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve”…
Bears at Katmai National Park and Preserve There are several national park units where a major part of the adventure is the ability to see wildlife in… Continue reading “Bears at Katmai National Park and Preserve”…
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve – the most remote of all The most remote of all national park units is Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve in Alaska. Although only an hour… Continue reading “Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve – the most remote of all”…
Isolated Settlement: Nicodemus National Historic Site While we are on the theme of remote national park units, here’s another one: Nicodemus National Historic Site in Kansas.… Continue reading “Isolated Settlement: Nicodemus National Historic Site”…
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”…
A remote outpost: Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site As a continuation of our theme; talking about some of the national park units that are a little more remote… Continue reading “A remote outpost: Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site”…
Out of the way units: Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument For the month of June, we thought it would be fun to have a series of blogs about some of… Continue reading “Out of the way units: Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument”…