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Baby birds little blue heron

03 Mar Safe ways to view and photograph baby birds in the great outdoors

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20 Feb Add Biscayne National Park to Florida vacation

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Biscayne, one of our country’s 62 national parks, may be the least well known. We chose this national park for one main reason: snorkeling....

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08 Feb Five reasons to visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park

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We finally devoted some serious time to hike and explore Theodore Roosevelt National Park and we’re already looking forward to going back....

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21 Jan Barren is beautiful in Badlands National Park

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Barren hilltops and dusty overlooks greeted our every turn in Badlands National Park. We never knew “desolate” could be so beautiful....

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16 Jan Rediscovering the Black Hills and South Dakota

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When we got married 40 years ago, the only vacation we could afford was driving to the Black Hills. We returned to South Dakota last...

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29 Dec First-time Key West visitors share highlights of four-day trip

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My wife and I recently visited Key West for the first time and we absorbed some of the city’s spectacles, some quirky and others inspiring....

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colorado paint mines rock formation

16 Dec Our big travel surprise in Colorado Springs

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We recently discovered Paint Mines, 45 minutes east of Colorado Springs, CO. We visited on a weekday morning and encountered maybe 10 people....

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23 Nov Key West Butterfly Conservatory: Top Florida destination for art and nature lovers

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“I even liked the gift shop.”That’s when my family knew I had been seduced. Everything about this place impresses me....

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11 Nov Top ten insights after vacation car crash

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Last day of vacation a mule deer bounds between my headlights before I can react. No injuries, but we were stranded 1,667 miles from home....

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Woodstork, Everglades National Park, FL

29 Oct 5 tips for photographing birds in flight

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Photo tips for capturing images of birds in flight. If you’re not a photographer, I hope you still enjoy these amazing feathered creatures....

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