Places I can recommend you visit during the long, hot, days of summer, are the lighthouses of the United States of America. The original buildings, (those that have not been transplanted,) are in cooler locations next to water bodies. They offer refreshing and relaxing environments. The lighthouse in today’s video is in California’s Mendocino County […]
As we travel into the month of July, one of the hottest months of the year and a time of family vacations, try and take in this beauty of a national park in the wild Southwest of Texas. Luckily, the Rio Grande River runs through the park to keep things cooler, as the weather can […]
Happy Flag Day America! Today’s video is the Grand Canyon, one of America’s treasures. And, if I might add, one of the world’s natural wonders. You will find pictures from the top rim down, from the trail looking up, and of the beautiful lodge and cabins.
This park has the famous hoodoos — nature-created, rock towers and sculptures. It is always an interesting site. I find myself returning year after year. Even during the summer, the temperatures are not too hot because of the park’s elevation. Winters are cozy, too, when you book a cabin at the Bryce Canyon Lodge. I’ve […]
Today we see Zion National Park in Utah, USA. Although perhaps not as ecologically diverse as Yellowstone and the Tetons, (i.e., geysers, wildlife, snow, lakes, rivers, mountaintops,) Zion has nearly as many natural landscapes to explore. There are trails along the Virgin River (in the Narrows) and up to the tops of mountains (at Angel’s […]
Continuing our exploration of Utah’s National Parks, (there are five of them ((!)),) today’s video captures Capitol Reef. This park may not get as many visitors as other parks in Utah, but it is worthwhile to visit. As I have said before, it seems to me that most of Utah is one big, beautiful, red […]
I love the name of this park – “Canyonlands.” It is located very close to Arches, so you could see both during a single vacation. Before you go hiking, though, make sure you have plenty of bottled water and a good map or sense of direction. As you will see in the following video, the […]
Just up the road from the Four Corners of the Southwest area, in prior posts, is the landscape known as Utah. Every time I go there, I cannot help but think that the whole state is one gigantic park. Whether it is winter, (skiing and snowboarding,) spring, summer or fall, (red rock hiking, climbing, fishing, […]
Naturally, this is the fourth, and last, of the Four Corners videos. It is about the Monument Valley, a Navajo Nation landscape. Since Hollywood shot many a Western film here, you could be familiar with the area. It is a land unbounded by perimeters, but with “monument” landmarks that make it quintessentially southwest United States. […]