Wisconsin has 4 National Park Units run by the NPS within the state. This includes 1 National Lakeshore, 1 National Scenic River, and 2 National Trails. The Ice Age Trail is completely within the state as well. National Park Units There are two National Par Units within Wisconsin (beyond the trails). These are the Apostle Islands … [Read more...]
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Guide to Visiting Pompeys Pillar National Monument
Located about 25 miles west of Billings Montana, Pompeys Pillar National Monument protects an outcropping that houses the signature of William Clark. William Clark of the Lewis and Clark duo, famed explorer, rested here on his return trip to St. Louis. Scaling the rock he chose a spot near Native rock carvings to add his signature to the rock as … [Read more...]
Complete Guide to US National Monuments
One of the greatest things the United States ever did was creating the National Park System. Now most people understand what a National Park is, but then there is another designation National Monument. What is that and why do we have multiple things to protect Nature. National Monuments come in so many different varieties from beautiful volcanic … [Read more...]
National Park Sites: Idaho
Idaho has 10 National Park Units within it's borders. This includes a small portion of Yellowstone National Park, Several National Monuments, reserves, and national trails. National Parks There are 63 units in the National Park Service that are called National Parks and among the crown jewels of the National Park System. There is one … [Read more...]
National Park Sites: Montana
Montana contains 10 National Park sites within this large state. Two of the parks are among the major 63 national parks, along with 2 national trails, and 6 other national park units. National Parks Two of the 63 major National Parks can be found within Montana. Yellowstone only has a small section of the park in Montana with the … [Read more...]
National Park Sites: Oregon
Oregon has 10 National Park Units within it's state borders. These include 1 National Park, 4 National Trails, and 5 Other National Park units (Monuments and Historical Parks). National Parks National Parks are the crown jewel of the National Park system and 63 of units fall into this category. Oregon has one such national park among the … [Read more...]
National Park Sites: Washington State
Washington State finds 17 National Park site that traverse the state, including National Parks, historical sites, recreational areas and more. Three of the units in Washington are among the 63 of the major national parks that are administered by the department. National Parks The Following are the major National Parks of … [Read more...]
Animals in Iceland
For many people, their impression of Iceland is one of a desolate ice covered rock. But in reality there is a lot of greenery and wildlife in Iceland. While it isn’t such as places further south with a greater diversity of fauna, the animals of Iceland both include native species such as Puffins and imported species such as Sheep and Horses. … [Read more...]
A Spring Ski Weekend in Zermatt
As I have said I’m a bit behind on the travel updates…so this is from back in April. We were going to be in the UK for a few weeks and figured that this would be a good opportunity to see if we could get some skiing in. However due to work and it being late in the ski season we were very limited on where we could go. It seemed like … [Read more...]
Jumping over Abel Tasman
I have wanted to go skydiving for years now. I have no idea why I didn’t do it yet, maybe I just like the idea of going more so than the action of doing it. But oddly there was just something about New Zealand that makes you want to jump out of airplanes, or bungee jump off bridges, or any other sort of random extreme sport. I wasn’t … [Read more...]