Happy Mother’s Day, National Park Style
As we celebrate Mother’s Day and all of the wonderful women in our lives, we started to reflect on National…
Rising from the Plains
We didn’t know much about former president Jimmy Carter, when we visited the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in Plains,…
Alabama. Really?
Yes, really. Not only is Alabama a beautiful state with very friendly people, if you are a National Park junkie…
Mission. Accomplished. (San Antonio Missions)
In celebration of National Park Week, our mission was to visit the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. This park…
Celebrate National Park Week!
April 21-29, 2018 is National Park Week and this year’s theme is “Park Stars”. The week kicks off with FREE…
To be, or not to be, a National Park?
There is a national park unit in Oklahoma that was once designated as a National Park but now it is…
Did you ever stumble across something interesting and totally unexpected?
While we were driving across Illinois on highway 50 – making our way towards the covered bridges near Indianapolis –…
Sentinels of the Desert in Saguaro National Park
There is only one place on earth where you can see a forest of Saguaro cactus – the Sonoran desert.…
What does St. Patrick’s Day have to do with the Revolutionary War?
Did you know that St. Patrick’s Day was the ONLY day that General George Washington gave his soldiers as a…
New Mexico’s Hidden Gem – Chaco
There are certain National Park Units that you have to go out of your way to get to, but most…