Vicksburg National Military Park
In the early days of July 1863, the Union and Confederate armies were engaged in two major battles simultaneously. General Lee had invaded southcentral Pennsylvania and was engaging the Union army at the small...
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Hot Springs National Park
Nestled in the Ouachita Mountains about 50 miles southwest of Little Rock, Arkansas is a place where humans have been coming for centuries to experience the healing powers of natural hot springs. Within a...
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Hidden beneath the surface of the Chihuahuan Desert in New Mexico’s Guadalupe Mountains is one of the natural wonders of the world. Carlsbad Caverns National Park is one of the most extensive cave systems...
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White Sands National Park
Located in the Tularosa Basin of southern New Mexico, dazzling white sand dunes cover 275 square miles in the Chihuahuan Desert. These are the largest gypsum dunes in the world and White Sands National...
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Saguaro National Park
The saguaro (suh-waa-row) cactus is the enduring symbols of the West with its arms reaching towards the blue sky. Following the capture of Geronimo to the U.S. military in 1886, people began settling in...
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Arizona
Lake Pleasant Regional Park My first stop in Arizona was at Lake Pleasant Reginal Park. Located just north of Phoenix, the scenic Lake Pleasant is a key reservoir bringing water from the Lower Colorado...
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California Coast
Doheny State Beach My first stop on the California coast was just after Christmas when I visited Doheny State Beach. Located in the Orange County community of Dana Point, this was the first state...
2025 Expedition Preview
As I head out on my 2025 Expedition, I thought it might be fun to share some of those plans with all of you. I’ve been planning my 2025 road trip for about 9...
The Best of 2024
The year just ending, 2024, was an exciting one full of adventure and amazing experiences. Over the past year, Rosie and I traveled over 16,000 miles, visited 28 states, and toured 21 national parks....
Valley of Fire State Park
Valley of Fire is located about 45 minutes northeast of Las Vegas and is Neveda’s largest state park. The geological wonderland became known as “Valley of Fire” in the 1920s after gaining popularity with...
Death Valley National Park
Although I grew up in Southern California, this is my first visit to Death Valley: my twentieth national park this year. Native Americans inhabited the valley as early as 7,000 BC, but it was...
Joshua Tree National Park
Located in southeastern California about 40 miles due east of Palm Springs is Joahua Tree National Park. This park is an old friend because I used to camp here annual when I was in...
Grand Canyon National Park
The Grand Canyon has been occupied by humans for more than 25,000 years. Long before the arrival of European-Americans, the indigenous people of the canyon had established trails, farms, trade routes, and villages in...
Antelope Canyon
Located on the Navajo Nation just east of Page, Arizona is the spectacular slot canyon of Antelope Canyon. There are actually six separate, scenic slot canyon sections with Upper and Lower Antelope Canyons being...
Zion National Park
Zion National Park is a secluded canyon where red and white sandstone cliffs of southwest Utah tower hundreds of feet above the Virgin River, which meanders through a network of narrow canyons. Ancient nomadic...
Monument Valley
Monument Valley (known as Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii in Navajo) is located in the southern region of the Colorado Plateau and is characterized by a large collection of sandstone buttes. Some of these buttes rise...
Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde National Park was established in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt to preserve the cultural and historic significance of the site. For thousands of years people have traveled through and built thriving communities...
