Lincoln Home National Historic Site December 3, 2018 marks the 200th anniversary of the state of Illinois: The Land of Lincoln. Illinois commemorates it’s famous… Continue reading “Lincoln Home National Historic Site”…
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… Continue reading “Another Canyon: Big Horn Canyon National Recreation Area”…
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… Continue reading “Tale of Two Canyons: Walnut Canyon National Monument”…
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… Continue reading “Exploring the Grand Canyon South Rim”…
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… Continue reading “Headline: Dewey Beats Truman (Truman National Historic Site)”…
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… Continue reading “Veterans Day at Eisenhower National Historic Site”…
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… Continue reading “Voting Day and Women’s Rights National Historical Park”…
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… Continue reading “Joshua Tree: Hall of Horrors & Skull Rock”…
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… Continue reading “A Year of Blogging about National Park Units”…
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… Continue reading “Canaveral – More than just history”…