Carlsbad Caverns National Park
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.
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.
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
Congaree is the 15th National Park I’ve visited since 2012 and I hate to say it, but it is my least favorite experience so far. I didn’t set this trip up for success.
Growing up, Theodore Roosevelt National Park was the park next door. I grew up in eastern North Dakota, a relatively short drive from the park. I moved away from North Dakota when I was 23,
Wind Cave is one of those parks that’s nobody’s primary destination. Well, that’s not true. According to a National Park Service survey, it is the primary destination for 3% of visitors. For me, it was
The 36 hours I spent in the area was my favorite part of a 5 day grand loop around North and South Dakota. If you like color in your photos and you’re getting sick of