Another Canyon: Big Horn Canyon National Recreation Area
Did you know that there are nine national park units with the word “canyon” in the name? We have talked…
Tale of Two Canyons: Walnut Canyon National Monument
Last week we talked about Grand Canyon National Park, one of the best known and most visited national park units…
Exploring the Grand Canyon South Rim
We have written about the Grand Canyon National Park before, but we’d like to share our most recent trip. We…
Headline: Dewey Beats Truman (Truman National Historic Site)
During this election season of recounts and uncertainty over who actually won in many electoral races in the US, we…
Veterans Day at Eisenhower National Historic Site
There are many national park units that recognize our veterans – war memorials, battlefields, military parks and historic sites. This…
Voting Day and Women’s Rights National Historical Park
With the US mid-term elections upon us, it made us think about how recently it was that women got the…
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…
A Year of Blogging about National Park Units
When we started this blog a year ago, we weren’t sure where it was headed. It just seemed that every…
Canaveral – More than just history
This weekend is the opening of “First Man”, a movie about Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon. So…
Thanksgiving in October or November?
As many of you might not be aware, the this is Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. Our Canadian friends celebrate Thanksgiving on…