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The Lake Mead NRA is America’s first National Recreation Area. Established in 1964, the 1.5 million acre area offers lakes, mountains, and canyons containing everything from history and geology to modern sports on both...
The second act… After an unexpected cold turn in the weather we find ourselves in Death Valley National Park one year and a few weeks after our last visit. The goal is to see...
Gold Butte National Monument covers just under 300,000 acres of rugged Mohave Desert covered in Joshua Trees, and protects: unique red sandstone formations, an old ghost town, a sinkhole, and several areas of rock...
Established in 2005 Basin and Range National Monument is an example of unspoiled basin and range country. It spans eight mountain ranges and protects the archaeological and historical riches found here. The monument offers...
Pipe Spring National Monument was established in 1923 after Steven Mather, the first director of the National Park Service realized this old fort fascinated tourists making the trip from Zion National Park to the...
We unexpectedly picked up a last minute cancellation for three nights at Wind Cave National Park’s Elk Mountain Campground. This is a wonderful surprise as it’s typically booked solid this time of year due...
Grand Portage Casino We make “camp” for this leg of our trip in the back corner of the parking lot at the Grand Portage Casino. How did we end up in a parking lot?...
The St. Croix National Scenic Riverway is over 200 miles of clean water that flows through the forests of both Wisconsin and Minnesota. It consists of the St. Croix and Namekagon rivers and offers...
The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is made up 21 islands plus a stretch of shoreline at the northern tip of Wisconsin. There’s very few campgrounds in this area that take reservations and we weren’t...
The Keweenaw Peninsula is home to the Keweenaw National Historic Park. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the history of the Keweenaw Peninsula through it’s twenty-one heritage sites located throughout the peninsula. We begin...