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Break up a trip across Kansas at Monument Rocks!
Although it’s small, I’ve never seen anyplace quite like Monument Rocks National Natural Landmark. Also known as the “Chalk Pyramids”…
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Day-Use Volcano: Amboy Crater
The Amboy Crater in southern California is, according to the park service, not a unique feature. It’s simply a cinder…
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Free National Park Passes for Military Personnel
On May 19, 2012 the National Park Service began issuing free “America the Beautiful” passes to active military personnel and…
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The Tulips in Ottawa
Can you imagine receiving 20,000 tulip bulbs from a foreign dignitary? How about receiving that number of tulip bulbs each…
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Beautiful Views atop Beartooth Pass
A while ago, I posted about a garden known as Pathway through the Bible. When we visited this attraction, we…
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Farm Equipment from the Carrizo Plain
A few weeks ago, I posted about how you could stand on the San Andreas Earthquake Fault Line in Carrizo…
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Great Local Park for Hiking – Abraham Lincoln Park
Last weekend we needed an Event. Something beyond the everyday routine that would get us out of the house and…
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Mount Greylock: Middle Earth in Massachusetts?
Think beautiful views…think green mountains all around you…think historic structures…think memorial towers…think J. R. R. Tolkien… Wait…Tolkien, in the middle…
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Maidenhair Falls in a Desert Canyon
Have you ever dreamed of walking through a desert canyon, discovering a stream, and then palm groves, and finally ending…
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Garden of Rock Formations – Devil’s Garden
I love hiking. It’s great to get out and stretch your legs, and it’s so rewarding to see a beautiful…
