28 Jan Exploring Florida Everglades National Park by bicycle
The Shark Valley section of Everglades National Park features a 15-mile trail loaded with alligators and birds that attracts bicyclists of all skill levels....
14 Oct Mt. Rainier National Park towers over the Cascades
We stood on a trail surrounded by wildflowers, more than we’ve ever seen. While our timing was carefully planned, we benefited from a little bit...
22 Sep National park book series is laugh-out-loud reading
When someone suggested I read a national parks book entitled “Dear Bob and Sue,” I was skeptical. Three books later, I eagerly await their next...
10 Sep Tips for avoiding crowds at Arches National Park
I don’t want to be a Jimmy Joykill, because Arches National Park in Utah and its amazing rock formations give my family boulder-sized goosebumps. Next...
24 Aug Know your national park wildlife? Let’s take a fun quiz and find out how you rank
We get giddy when developing quizzes about nature, national parks and the outdoors. Inside every quiz, we want you to learn something new and have...
07 Aug Exploring Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park
We chose UnCruise Adventures and their promise to show us the parts of Alaska that 95 percent of tourists don’t experience....
14 Jul Sampling Alaska with pre-cruise land trip
We’d thought about Alaska over the years. And then decided to stop wondering. So we booked a weeklong cruise into Glacier Bay National Park and...
26 Jun Peer into Oregon’s Crater Lake National Park
Crater Lake sinks 1,943 feet deep and holds the world record for water clarity. It’s fed only by snowmelt and rain; no water flows in...
10 May A conversation with the superintendent of America’s most visited national park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Cassius Cash has this advice for making your next visit the best it can be....
30 Apr Wintering in the Everglades
Dolphins showed up during our Everglades National Park boat trip. And we saw plenty of alligators along hikes and easy-to-stroll boardwalks in both The Glades...