A blog of my North American Expedition.
Mesa Verde National Park was established in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt to preserve the cultural and historic significance of the site. For thousands of years people have traveled through and built thriving communities...
Located in southeastern Utah, Canyonlands National Park preserves a wilderness of rock at the heart of the Colorado Plateau. Over hundreds of millions of years, water and gravity have cut flat sedimentary rock into...
Arches National Park is located eight miles north of Moab in eastern Utah and preserves 76,679 acres of high desert on the Colorado Plateau. First established as a national monument in 1929, Arches National...
Located in south-central Utah in the heart of red rock country, Capitol Reef National Park is my thirteenth national park since embarking on this adventure. Capitol Reef’s defining geological feature is a 100-mile wrinkle...
Ebenezer Bryce was a Scottish-born shipwright who as an 18-year-old converted to Mormonism and then moved to Utah where he married Mary Ann Park. At the direction of church officials, the Bryces became serial...
After leaving Glacier National Park, I made my west to Logan State Park located in the Thompson Lakes region of Montana for a relaxing Labor Day. My plan calls for me to traverse the...
Glacier National Park is located in northern Montana bordering Alberta, Canada. Its name is derived from the forces that created the numerous jagged peaks, deep valleys, and large lakes. About 1.6 billion years ago,...
After leaving Yellowstone and visiting Cody for a few days, I made my way to the “Big Sky” state of Montana where I would remain for most of the month of August 2024. I...
On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act into law and the world’s first national park was born. At the heart of Yellowstone’s past, present, and future...
Located in the northwest corner of Wyoming bordering Yellowstone, Grand Teton National Park was established in 1929 and encompasses some 310,000 acres of wilderness, rugged mountains, and pristine lakes. I visited Grand Teton National...
