The National Park system has some unbelievable scenery, but nothing that prepared me for what I saw at Carlsbad Caverns. The amount of wide-open, underground space is...perspective altering.
I visited Guadalupe Mountains and Carlsbad Caverns as part of a 7 day loop around West Texas and Southern New Mexico. Guadalupe Mountains was one of those national parks that I may not have visited
Mammoth Cave is my third visit to a national park known for it's cave system. To be honest, I am not a fan of caves (caverns are a different story). They are not particularly photogenic
Petrified Forest National Park is the 23rd park I've visited and it was one of the most disappointing. Part of that is my fault. I didn't do my research so I didn't find out until
Dry Tortugas is my second favorite National Park that I've visited so far. I am typically not a fan of beach/tropical vacations, but this park has a great mix of natural and American history weaved
My trip to the Grand Canyon National Park (as part of a 9 day trip to Arizona) in February was the first time I attempted a trip during the winter. I have become a bit
Glacier National Park is where my love affair with the National Parks began. This trip is the stick against which all of my other park trips are measured and all, thus far, have fallen short.
Shenandoah is the park in my backyard. Well, an hour and a half away, but it’s the park I’ve been to the most times and have had the most varied experience with. I’ve had the
Cuyahoga Valley is a different kind of national park. It is woven into the urban sprawl between Cleveland and Akron, OH. In many places, you can convince yourself that you are away from it all,
Great Smoky Mountains is the most heavily visited national park in the system with more than 1 million visitors per month in the busy season. My experience definitely confirmed that. I visited during the early
