Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument probably isn’t on your list unless you’re a hardcore fossil nut. I had seen the name in our…
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Devils Tower National Monument
Devils Tower National Monument has been on my must-do list since I saw Close Encounters of the Third Kind as a kid. The…
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Effigy Mounds National Monument
Effigy Mounds National Monument was never very high on our list (aka non-existent), but since our rough route took us pretty close to…
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Scotts Bluff National Monument
As we were looking at the dreaded Great Plains states looming wide and desolate between us and our family we’re headed to visit…
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Owachoma Bridge
More sheer amazement at the wonders of our world – the Owachoma Bridge, the last of 4 bridges on the Under the Natural…
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Natural Bridges National Monument
A prospector discovered the Natural Bridges in 1883, and it became a National Monument in 1908. There are 3 amazing natural bridges (arches…
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Spider Rock
I waited and waited in the wind and drizzle for a break in the cloud cover, and finally was rewarded with the perfect…
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Canyon de Chelly Extras
Here are some extra photos from our Canyon de Chelly trip that didn’t make the prime-time cut, but are good memories for us.
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Canyon de Chelly
Canyon de Chelly (pronounced D’Shay) is entirely owned by the Navajo Tribal Trust of the Navajo Nation. It is the only National Park…
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Organ Pipes
Colette is starting to wonder if she should start doing a bit of double-checking on these hikes I tell her are an easy…
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Organ Pipe National Monument
It’s not easy to get to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, but it’s definitely worth the trip! 100 miles southwest of Tucson and…
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Aspen Grove
Picture perfect Colorado day Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant, Colorado
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Florissant Fossil Beds
A much-overlooked National Monument, just below the surface lies one of the richest fossil deposits in the world. Add in some 14-food diameter…
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