Glacier National Park sits on the northern border of Montana and Canada. Glacier is the only U.S. National Park crossing a border, with the Canadian side being Wharton National Park. Many people wonder if they should stay on the east […]
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Arches National Park is one of the five National Parks in the state of Utah. Being part of the Mighty Five, Arches National Park receives a lot of attention from visitors all around the world. The park is incredibly expansive
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My love for National Parks knows no bounds. They are ‘America’s Best Idea,’ but they are so much more than that. They are a truly inspiring concept that has been embraced by the world. National parks invite people to experience
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These three sites–Russell Cave, Ruby Falls, and Mammoth Cave–represent a range of karst landscapes that played varying historic roles in the southeastern United States. There’s Russell Cave, which provided shelter to people for millennia; Ruby Falls, excavated only in the 20th century and opened as a tourist site, now renowned for its stunning formations and underground waterfall; and of course the incomparable Mammoth Cave, with its seemingly endless trails.
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Our second hike of the day of course had to be Lembert Dome! This bald, protruding rock had been staring at us ever since we arrived in the park.
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This New Year’s instead of staying in the bustle of Austin, waiting for the fireworks and drinking to my heart’s content, I thought I would do something different. I would backpack into Big Bend National Park and enjoy my New
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When traversing the wild and wonderful bison filled world of Yellowstone National Park you may be overwhelmed especially in the planning stages of your trip. If you are journeying to the wildlands of Montana and Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park like we did in a 35 foot RV, you may be exceptionally overwhelmed when planning such a big endeavor and driving 1,000 miles into an unknown wilderness. Let me offer some well-researched advice on how to have an amazing RV outdoor adventure filled vacation.
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Prepare yourself for a tale sprinkled with sarcasm and seasoned with humor, as only a family trip to the depths of Carlsbad Caverns can inspire. Deep beneath the New Mexico desert, our adventure was as much about the journey inward
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The words “Death Valley” used to create in my mind images of barren land littered with nothing but a few cow skulls. While the area does have spots where you see little more than dry earth cracked from the scorching
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There seems to be a gravitational pull between mountains and sand dunes that irresistibly calls out to me. Every time I glance at the photos and recall my cherished visit to Great Sand Dunes National Park, I can hear them
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White Sands New Mexico is a geological marvel of the desert. Gypsum sand dunes rising from the valley floor for miles, windswept and white as snow. Some of the dunes brush right up against the highway and often you will
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