Herbert Hoover Presidential Library – West Branch, IA – July 31, 2025
When I started my journey this year I said to myself, Hey you need to do more than National Parks so I thought about lighthouses to take photos of but…
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge – July 11, 2025
Driving on interstate 15, I saw a sign for the bird refuge at the next exit, 363 and decided to make the journey to the refuge. The refuge has a…
Wind Cave – July 25, 2025 – July 28, 2025
Wind Cave is a place that I have been to a few times and this trip I didn’t even go into the cave. Maybe I should have going in the…
Yellowstone – July 12, 2025 – July 25, 2025
Great Basin Trail - The trail is a combination of boardwalk and dirt which will take you on a 2.6 mile journey through the Great Basin. Parking close to the…
Black Canyon of the Gunnison July 9 – 10, 2025
As luck would have it for me this trip I did not have a great stay at this park. First off I wanted to do some night photography and the…
Mesa Verde – July 7 – 9, 2025
The park was created in 1906 and is one of the first National Parks ever established and next year is the 120th year anniversary for the park. Not sure what…
Petroglyph National Monument – July 6, 2025
First off I tried to go yesterday but the park is only open from 0800 - 1430 and I got to the park at 1415 so I had to come…
Cadillac Ranch – Amarillo TX – July 4/5, 2025
If you are heading out on I-40 going through Amarillo, then I would take the 30 minute detour to see the Cadillac Ranch. It is a collection of Cadillac cars…
Virgin Island National Park – June 17 – June 22
I have done it! Virgin Island National Park is the 63rd of 63 (at the time of writing this post) National Parks. Getting to the park is not that hard…
Kobuk Valley National Park – July 24, 2024 – July 26, 2024
Kobuk Valley is a park that is hard to get into and out of even worse than America Somoa. I initially tried to see the park in 2021 when I…