I just couldn’t help it. I walked around another bend and the view staggered me. Hiking in Chiricahua National Monument just seemed to do this to us. “Wow. Just wow.” Bonnie was…
Looking to experience the American West in a summer road trip? Can’t decide where to start, how long to stay and where to go? Look no further. Here’s our ultimate western National…
It was a cold, drizzling morning at the southern end of the Black Hills in South Dakota. Bonnie and I were huddled up in warm clothes along with several thousand others, waiting…
Like every traveler, I am constantly looking for better bags, better gear. When I find something I like which works for me, I stick with it for years. A daypack is no…
We were looking for some peace and quiet after six stressful weeks back at work and Rocky Mountain National Park did not disappoint. There are gorgeous views at nearly every turn and…
We love to hike. Seriously, the first thing we do whenever we are looking at visiting a national park is to check out what hikes there are for us to do. We…
Isle Royale National Park is the least visited National Park in the continental US and the most revisited, percentage-wise, at least according to the ranger giving us our welcome briefing. It didn’t…
Located “up North” in Michigan, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and Traverse City were easily a couple of our favorite stops on our trip through the Great Lakes. It didn’t hurt that…
From Pre-Columbian earthen mounds to the birthplace of human flight, the Ohio National Parks sites tell a unique story. It’s the story of the frontier and the struggle to hold it from…
From pre-Columbian earthen mounds and antebellum plantations in the north to the swamps of Cajun country and birth of jazz in the south, Louisiana’s national parks have a lot to offer. We…
