Tag Archives: national park

Mega Cubes and Mega Tubes

Thanks to the Potters family´s early Christmas present, we splurged on a trip to see the glaciers in Glacier National Park.  We had planned a walk to see the most…

Tierra del Fuego

We spent Thanksgiving hiking in Tierra del Fuego National Park.  The route took us along the coast and then through a mixture of Patagonic and High Andes forest.  The “lenga” covers mountain slopes. …

Etosha National Park

Even before we entered Etosha National Park, there were giraffe standing by the side of the road.  We entered through the eastern gate and had a game drive on the…

Cedar Breaks National Monument

Cedar Breaks National Monument is located east of Cedar City, in southern Utah. It’s a giant amphitheater dipping over 2000 feet from the Colorado plateau from a height of over…

Mt. Rushmore

Mt. Rushmore

Rapid City, South Dakota, is a convenient place to stop on the way from Billings, MT to Sioux Falls, SD, just about half-way. It’s also a great jumping off point…

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Carlsbad Caverns National Park The Guadalupe Mountains on the Texas-New Mexico border reach heights of almost 9,000 feet. Not far away, deep beneath the surface, are hundreds of caverns formed…

Striations in the rock, Zion

Zion’s Hidden Canyon Trail

  Zion National Park has so many options to explore. On our second day in the park we decided to try to get away from the crowds and seek out…

Sunset lights up the rock-face at Zion National Park

Zion National Park: Don’t Look Down

Zion’s Shuttle System With all of the amazing national and state parks we’ve seen on our travels, Zion National Park really needed to shine to impress us. It shone indeed ….