Have you ever seen Mt. Hood? It is a well-known landmark, especially in its home state of Oregon. Many people come every year to climb it, and thousands of others to admire its shapely appearance. One of the best ways…
Nevada’s Only Glacier & Bristlecone Pine Forest
Nevada has only one glacier. I’ll admit that I didn’t think it had any, although the state does have a few mountain ranges running through it. The one-and-only is situated below Wheeler Peak, the highest mountain in Great Basin National…
St. Mary’s Glacier: Southernmost Glacier in the US
Not far from I-70 near Idaho Springs in Colorado lies a small lake. That’s nothing terrifically exciting, as Colorado has lots of small lakes, but the exciting thing about this destination is the glacier that rises above the lake. St.…
