Zion National Park is located 43 miles northeast of St. George, Utah. From I-15, take Utah Route 9 or exit further north on Route 17 to Route 9 to enter the park via the south entrance. Entering from the east, take U.S. 89 to Utah...
Ancient glaciers and the relentless powers of water sculpted the land that is now Acadia National Park. They did an exquisite job! Dramatic craggy cliffs and cobblestone beaches line the convoluted shoreline, while fingers of Atlantic water penetrate to the island’s heart. Forests of spruce...
Nestled on the eastern slope of Canada’s Great Divide and endowed with some of nature’s richest treasures, Banff National Park is a diamond in the rough. Her snow-capped mountains glisten in the sun, while her emerald lakes reflect their awesome beauty. Rivers flow clean and...
Like the mighty Colorado into which it flows, the Green River is an amazing sculptor. Along its twisted course—from the high Wind River Mountains of western Wyoming to its confluence in southern Utah—dramatic rugged gorges and colorful canyons have been carved. Flaming Gorge National Recreation...
Maybe it’s the feeling of permanence—of immortality—that a 2,000 year old sequoia tree exudes which draws me and the wife back each year. The sequoia is the largest living thing on earth—magnificently beautiful, rich in colors and so sweet to the nostrils! Maybe it’s the...
The Channel Islands include the islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm, Breqhou and Jethou, all located in the English Channel between France and the UK. Rich in history and very popular locations in which to live and holiday, these islands offer something entirely different...
Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is an extraordinary tongue of land. Its glacier shrouded mountains were born in and raised from the sea—in turn, giving life to dense forests, lush meadows, clear rivers and sparkling glacial lakes. The Olympic National Park is the heart of this unique...
Born from snowmelt in wilderness mountains near Wyoming’s Continental Divide, the Snake River transverses beautiful Grand Teton National Park and continues flowing southward. It’s waters offer provision for a multitude of diverse plants and animal life along its meandering way. Flowing in and then out...
Proclaimed California’s first state park by Abe Lincoln, and then designated America’s first National Park in 1890, Yosemite is probably the most famous park in the world. As a result, the park receives over four million visitors a year! Some say it is being loved...
