National Park Travelogue

There is nothing so American as our national parks … the fundamental idea behind the parks … is that the country belongs to the people, that it is in process of making for the enrichment of the lives of all of us.”

~ President Franklin D. Roosevelt; 32nd president of the United States who signed Executive Order 6166, which created the National Park Service we know today

Find Your Favorite National Park

SEQUOIA

Category: West Region

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Sequoia and Kings Canyon are often linked together. Actually these are two separate national parks.There are more than 800 miles of hiking trails. Caves, raging rivers, gushing waterfalls and its […]

Cliffs and caves, spires and domes rise between the vibrantly colored canyon walls.

CAPITOL REEF

Category: West Region

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One distinct peculiarity of Capital Reef is the Waterpocket Fold, an almost 100 mile buckle in the earth’s surface with one side steep aside the otherwise horizontal landscape. Other geological […]

Colorado River shown as distant ribbon below sculptured the colorful mahogany rock cliffs.

GRAND CANYON

Category: West Region

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The Grand Canyon is considered one of the seven wonders of the natural world. Rightly so. I visited the park about 20 years ago with my mother. Sitting in the […]