Monday, 25 July 2022 With no boat tour in the offing, we broke our Rogue River camp and headed southwest. Flush with time, we decided to...

Sunday, 24 July 2022 Discovery Point: We arose early at our campsite and drove back to Rim Village, only to discover we needn't have...

Saturday, 23 July 2022, Crater Lake NP Now don't give me any grief about 'circumpedalate' not being in the dictionary! 'Circumambulate'...

26 Jun - 21 July, Aston PA Notes on a month 'off': That June trip was LONG. Yes, it did cut my expenses from initial estimates, but it...

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Friday, 24 June 2022,...

Well, you’re gonna win or you’re gonna lose. Either way, the sun’s still gonna come up tomorrow morning. — Connie Britton as Tami Taylor...

... or title it Missiles, Meadows, and Mount - that works also. Wednesday, 22 June 2022, Custer SD Peacekeepers: It seems every...

Tuesday, 21 June 2022, Rapid City SD Time for this trip's priciest adventure! We arrived at the park with time to spare, so we headed to...

Monday, 20 June 2022, Rapid City SD When initially choosing a specified adventure for most parks, I settled on 'bicycling with bison' for...

Sunday, 19 June 2022, TR NP By autumn of 1804, Lewis and Clark had led their expedition up the Missouri River to where the Knife River...

Saturday, 18 June 2022, Theodore Roosevelt NP Theodore Roosevelt National Park is the only U.S. National Park named after a person. It...

Friday, 17 June 2022, Devils Tower NM Wyoming has played an outsize role in the history of protected lands. When Congress named...

Thursday, 16 June 2022, Chicago-to-Denver Visiting National Parks - indeed, almost any travel - provides so much more satisfaction when...

Tuesday, 14 June 2022, Indiana Dunes NP I now had three days - Monday noon until Thursday afternoon - in Chicago to slow down, catch my...

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving. — Lao Tzu Sunday, 12 June 2022, Cuyahoga Valley NP Another day to...

Saturday, 11 June 2022, Cuyahoga Valley NP Remember the fire of '69? That was the last time the Cuyahoga River caught fire (though far...

Thursday, 9 June 2022, New Brunswick, Canada (Fundy NP) (Throughout the years, I have heard often about the National Parks in Canada's...

Wednesday, 8 Jun 2022, Sussex, NB, CAN As predicted, the rain came in overnight. I awoke to a gray, wet day. Scrub those plans to hike...

Tuesday, 7 June 2022, Acadia NP National Parks are fantastic! Obviously I feel that way about all National Parks, given this challenge I...

Monday, 6 June 2022, Hudson ME I chose a relaxed start to this long tour - my longest trip in four years. Acadia begins this itinerary,...