One of the U.S.A.’s newest National Monuments is Gold Butte, close to the city of Mesquite in southeast Nevada, alongside the Utah/Arizona border. As one of President Obama’s last actions in office, 300,000 acres of the Mojave Desert were declared a National Monument under the Antiquities Act in 2016. (National Monuments are similar to National […]
In the south of the Northern Australia region lies Uluru. Titled Ayers Rock, yet time indeterminate, this area is the Outback which Australia is famed. I was fortunate enough to make this trek via jet airliner from Sydney. Flying over acres and acres of brushland, it can be easy to overlook how the flora, fauna, […]
Cedar Breaks National Monument is a subalpine forest and meadow national monument. At 10,000 feet in elevation, the air is crisp, wildflowers sprout and grow even through the hottest months of summer, (the photographs in the video were taken in early August, 2023,) and night skies dazzle. A natural amphitheater, with walls over 2,000 feet […]
As explained in the last post, the Dinosaur Diamond is a National Scenic Byway in the states of Utah and Colorado, U.S.A. This post will show you that this area is important, not only nationally, (by the way, it is also a dynamic drive through the desert,) but is a world-leading dinosaur fossil feast-the biggest […]
The Dinosaur Diamond is a 486 mile National Scenic Byway in Utah and Colorado, U.S.A. The name comes from the shape of the route, which appoximates a diamond, and because it is the preeminent dinosaur boneyard in the world. To be one of America’s Scenic Byways, a route must have scenic, natural, historic, cultural, archeological, […]
Colorado National Monument is situated between the towns of Fruita and Grand Junction, Colorado. It is managed by the U. S. National Park Service. There is a campground, many trails, and a very scenic drive in the Monument. Nearly within a stone’s-throw of U.S. Interstate 70, it makes a neat addition to a trip to […]
View this video, and get to know the only USA National Park south of the equator.
Bandelier National Monument is close to Los Alamos, New Mexico. Yet, it belongs with the national parks that trail through the corridor of New Mexico and Colorado. This corridor was populated ages ago by the Ancients. Mysteriously, they disappeared and left no record of why. But, you can still see their construction work at places […]
Happy New Year, and happy new landscape. The volcano Kilauea is busy creating new land from molten earth-core. As the lava lake within Kilauea’s caldera rises safely without spilling outside the rim, it is truly a good time for volcanists of all ages to visit. If you like to let off a little steam while […]
Happy Boxing Day, Happy Holidays, and happy end-of-calendar year 2022 to you! If you are planning any visits to the National Parks in 2023, put this park on your short list. It has epic, historic buildings and trails (the Appalachian Trail,) green landscapes, streams, rivers, fall color, and, of course, “smoky” mountains. Check it out!