Katmai National Park is one of the best National Parks in the whole US system. What a gorgeous place with varied scenery and activities like fishing, hiking, bear watching, etc. Katmai National Park is a great place to come with friends or family. It’s an easy place to spend a few days although it’s a […]
Day Trip to Lake Clark National Park
July 12, 2016 by 4 Comments
The State of Alaska is home to 8 National Parks, tied with California for the most in the system. The difference is that in Alaska, you can only drive to 3 of them and you basically have to take seaplanes or a boat to the other 5. I came up to Alaska for 8 days […]
Road Trip Around Washington State
June 23, 2015 by 8 Comments
Washington State, not Washington DC, is one of the most beautiful places in America. I have visited Washington State twice before, both times to Seattle and both trips revolved around sporting events-I tend to do that! This time, I planned a road trip around Washington State that would include visits to all three US National […]
Saguaro National Park
June 30, 2013 by 7 Comments
Saguaro National Park is one of the coolest places in the world to see true desert scenery. Saguaro National Park is renowned for cactus forests, desert trees, shrubs and animals that are unique to the ecosystem in the Sonoran Desert of the American Southwest. Saguaro National Park is named after the saguaro cactus. The saguaro […]
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
December 4, 2012 by 13 Comments
Carlsbad Caverns National Park is one of the great natural sites in the United States. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in Southeastern New Mexico in the Guadalupe Mountains about 18 miles from Carlsbad, New Mexico and some 150 miles from El Paso, Texas. Named after the city of Karlovy Vary in the Czech […]
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
November 28, 2012 by 12 Comments
As many of you know, my new goal is to visit every National Park in the United States. Back in September I took a road trip from Arkansas to North Carolina stopping in three National Parks and seeing some of what that part of America has to offer. Some good, some bad but always entertaining […]
Haleakala National Park
November 13, 2012 by 14 Comments
Ahhhhh Maui…where to begin? I will be posting a number of posts on my Maui trip as there is so much to write about and cover but I am going to start with Haleakala National Park. If you follow me regularly, you know I like National parks and actually one of my new goals is […]
Zion National Park
June 3, 2012 by 22 Comments
Zion National Park has some of the best hikes of any of the US National Parks. Angels Landing and the Narrows are famous and both are worthwhile. Zion also boasts some amazing viewpoints that will leave you dizzy from the soaring heights and peaks. Zion National Park is different from many other parks in that […]
Bryce Canyon National Park
May 24, 2012 by 24 Comments
Often overlooked by travelers are the treasures within their own country. The United States has as much natural beauty as any country on Earth and there is so much to see and do. It is a shame that so many people do not take the time to get to know this vast land. The western […]
Road Trip Part 2-Grand Teton to Denver
July 26, 2011 by 4 Comments
Grand Teton National Park is one of the jewels of the great American western parks. It is located a few miles north of Jackson Hole, Wyoming and is a beautiful place to visit. The gorgeous Teton Mountains are an awesome backdrop to a great park, filled with lakes, animals and killer landscapes. The pictures I […]
