Redwoods National Park: 50th Birthday
October 2nd marks the 50th birthday of Redwoods National and State Parks, also a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an…
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Lassen: Celebrating 50 years of the National Trails System
Did you know that Lassen Volcanic National Park in California includes seven trails that are part of the National Trails…
Kenai Fjords: Christmas in July
When we hiked at Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska in the month of July, we began our hike on…
Death Valley: Bad to the Bone
So, you think it is hot where you are? How about Death Valley, California? Death Valley National Park is the…
Everything is bigger in Texas… Big Bend National Park
Everything is bigger in Texas, including National Parks. Did you know that Big Bend National Park is one of the…
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.…
National Park Units in the Superbowl State
As we plan to gather with family and friends in front of our televisions this coming weekend to watch the…
Trains, Planes and Automobiles
As we were watching the Barrett-Jackson Car Auction last night, we thought about the role of the automobile and the place…
Another US Territory with a National Park: Virgin Islands
The US Virgin Islands is a US Territory, taken over from Denmark in 1917, comprised of three main islands –…
Venturing South of the Equator: American Samoa
Visiting all of America’s National Parks must include a trip to National Park of American Samoa, the only National Park…