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”…
Memorial Day: Visit a National Cemetery When you think of the National Park Service, you might not consider what they do to include administration of National… Continue reading “Memorial Day: Visit a National Cemetery”…
Palo Alto Battlefield: The War Begins Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, in what is now Brownsville Texas, was the site of the first clash in… Continue reading “Palo Alto Battlefield: The War Begins”…
Golden Spike National Historical Park celebrates 150 years It was 150 years ago, in the year 1869, that the transcontinental railway became a reality. Two rail lines met… Continue reading “Golden Spike National Historical Park celebrates 150 years”…
Big Thicket: America’s First National Preserve This week we had the opportunity to visit Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas. It was our 357th national park… Continue reading “Big Thicket: America’s First National Preserve”…
Wilson Creek National Battlefield on Rx Day You may ask: what is Rx Day and what does that have to do with Wilson Creek National Battlefield? Well,… Continue reading “Wilson Creek National Battlefield on Rx Day”…
National Park Week at Yellowstone National Park April 20-28, 2019 is National Park Week. This annual celebration of our National Parks made us ponder what might be… Continue reading “National Park Week at Yellowstone National Park”…