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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…