One of the country's most "off-the-beaten-track" scenic treasures is Big Bend National Park in Texas. Unlike many park service units, Big Bend is not a place that one can just "stop by" along the way to another destination. It's just not "on the way" to anywhere...
In January, I decided to visit some of the lesser-known, but truly outstanding national parks in the Southwest. One of these is the world-famous Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico, via a scenic seven-mile spur road from U.S. 62/180 at White's City. By far, the most...
I decided to make an overnight stop at Texas' Guadalupe Mountains National Park, which, although authorized by Congress back in 1964, is still one of our least known parks. In fact, my motor home was the only one there that night, although a few more hardy souls than...
Mount Rainier National Park is one of America's oldest and best-known national parks, roughly a hundred miles north-northeast of the "City of Roses" as the crow flies. Established as the nation's fifth national park in 1899, Mount Rainier is about a 155-mile drive...
As one of our natural treasures that rewards repeated visits, I have visited Mount Rainier on many occasions. There are hard-to-obtain, somewhat basic group accommodations (although with incredible views) available in the park at the historic, 121-room Paradise Inn,...
Although a lot of snow was still evident during my two-day July visit to Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, nature provided more than enough compensation for the minor inconveniences it posed. First, the melting snows at higher elevations made the...
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