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The Great Outdoors

Switchbacks, Slot Canyons, and Really Nice Pit Toilets

A fortunate encounter with a loquacious Ranger makes for one of the best experiences of our cross-country journey.

Categories U.S. National Parks, Camping, Utah
Bryce Canyon with snow on the hoodoos

The Otherworldly Landscapes of Red Canyon and Bryce Canyon

If you’re driving through southern Utah, don’t blink. If you do, you’ll most likely miss something spectacular like Red Canyon.

Categories U.S. National Parks, Utah

A Super Quick Visit to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

Skirting the cacophony of Las Vegas with a visit to rugged rocks.

Categories U.S. National Parks, Nevada
Manzanar National Historic Site

Manzanar National Historic Site: Never Forget. Never Again.

Visiting the devastating Manzanar War Relocation Center, a Japanese internment camp from World War II.

Categories History, California, U.S. National Parks

Say Yes to Ferne Clyffe State Park

Ferne Clyffe State Park will always have a warm place in my heart.

Categories Camping, Illinois, Personal
Joshua Tree campsite in Jumbo Rocks campground

Visit Joshua Tree National Park: A Surreal Californian Landscape

Want to visit Joshua Tree National Park? Here’s what it’s like to camp at this southern California treasure.

Categories U.S. National Parks, California, Camping
Brown v. Board National Historic Site

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site

On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court of the United States of America declared that separate but equal was not. Monroe Elementary School had been one of four segregated sites …

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Categories History, Kansas, U.S. National Parks

Thunderbird & Wildflowers: Casper Bluff Land & Water Reserve

In the northwest corner of Illinois is a preserve of prairie and forest overlooking the Mississippi River.

Categories Illinois, The Great Outdoors
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