Visiting ALL of America's National Parks, Monuments, Historic Sites, and so on.
Can I even tell you how excited I am about this? One of my favorite filmmakers (I met him when he came to Ithaca College a few years ago) making a documentary about one of my favorite subjects. Who could ask for anything more? I’ve seen the preview, and it’s up to the amazing standars […]
Hello, and welcome to the “From Acadia to Zion” Blog. It’s been a long time in the making, and I hope you will find something interesting, inspiring, or just plain amusing here. As I’ve said, I’m trying to visit all 391 of the National Park Service sites. Because I love coming to these places. And […]
I’ve been to this park two times, and feel like I’ve seen totally different things each time. The mix of rugged coast and tall mountains provides a contrast, and a massive variety of things to do. This park boasts one of the nicer Campgrounds I’ve been to in a NPS site, probably because they were […]
So when you’re coming into Zion park by car, case come in from the east, and play some Bob Marley on the radio. Trust me. On my first visit in the late 1990’s, we stayed at the Watchman campground, which has it’s benefits because you can make reservations there, and it is walking distance to […]
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So I know I want to come back here, that’s for sure. And I have a lot of other California parks I need to see for the first time, so that should work out eventually. My visit here was just an overnight, mostly confined to the valley area. We were headed west, so came in […]
The first National Park (in ANY country), and what arguably is the most beautiful place on earth. Yellowstone must simply be experienced to be believed. At 2 million acres, it’s larger than a couple of US states. At over 3 million visitors a year, it’s more populous than many major metropolitan areas. The park is […]
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