Grand Canyon North Rim: The Quiet Side
Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona is an absolutely amazing place, no matter when or where you go. We have…
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Chiricahua National Monument: Arizona’s Wonderland of Rocks
We just visited the Chiricahua National Monument for our 4th time, and like most National Park Units, every visit offers…
National Scenic Trail Volunteers
What did you do to celebrate National Park Week? Our celebration was to give back by volunteering to do trail…
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Sometimes when you return to a special place it is even better than the first time. We visited Organ Pipe…
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Recently we revisited Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Arizona. Located not far from Phoenix, near present day communities of Casa…
Tonto National Monument – Part II
We wrote Tonto National Monument – Part I a few months back, but we could only talk about the lower…
Petrified Forest National Park
Over 200 million years ago, what is now semi-arid grassland in northeastern Arizona was a tropical wonderland with tall trees…
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument: Often Overlooked
Yesterday we were out on a hike at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in Arizona, and ran into a really…
Tonto National Monument – Part I
This will have to be part one of our discussion of Tonto National Monument in Arizona; established in 1907 to…
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…