Wind Cave – Round 3 – May 29, 2024 – May 30, 2024
Wind Cave stop was a spur of the moment stop for me on my journey. I was going from the Grand Tetons to Custer State Park in SD and need…
Grand Canyon National Park – Third visit May 12 – May 14
I have visited the Grand Canyon two other times and I have to say that this time I only did the rim trail like 97% of all of the visitors…
Carlsbad Caverns – Second visit May 8, 2024
The caverns never disappoints if you are at all interested in the geological formations under the earth. The cave was formed with sulfuric acid and that is unique in its…
Guadalupe Mountains National Park – Second visit 5/6/2024 – 5/8/2024
Some of you may ask why is there a park in the Guadalupe Mountains and why should I come here. The park has over 85 miles of hiking trails and…
Big Bend National Park
Big Bend has a couple of distinct areas being the river, desert and mountains so something for everyone. The park has the Rio Grande river at its outer boundary of…
America Samoa
The park is in the South Pacific and is not the easiest place to get to and is in a third world country. Hawaiian Airlines, in 2023, has two weekly…
Hawai’i Volcanoes
On the island of Hawai’i near the town of Hilo, about 40 minute drive, is the entrance to the park. Once through the entrance you can either make a left…
Haleakala National Park
Maui is where this park is located. You tell people you are going to Maui and they are thinking you are going to be sitting on a beach enjoying the…
Shenandoah National Park
I have been to Shenandoah so many times I can’t count but each time I am here it brings me some peace. The park is the first one that I…
Ranking of parks in alphabetical order of park name
After being on the trail to complete my National Park journey for over 5 years I thought it would be good to reflect on if I want to go back…