Exploring the wonderful world of parks
Our recent tour of Michigan continued with a visit to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, on the shores of Lake Superior (our third great lake). It’s known for the colorful sandstone cliffs that rise up to 200′ above the lake. The first thing I would tell anyone who might be planning to visit: The weather on…
Continue ReadingSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is located on part of the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, not far from Traverse City. We have friends who live in Traverse City, so we have visited twice now – once in October and once in June. It’s a favorite place for them, and I can see why they…
Continue ReadingOne of the most visited areas of Yosemite National Park outside of the Valley itself is the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, where there are over 500 sequoia trees. The area was so popular that it was in danger of being “loved to death”- among other things, foot and road traffic over the years had…
Continue ReadingRapid City, South Dakota. I don’t know about you, but that’s not the first place I think of for a park-themed trip. Utah, California, and Colorado come to mind first. Sure, I think most of us have heard of Mount Rushmore. But Rapid City is also close to a lot of OTHER park sites –…
Continue ReadingDid you know that there are 61 national parks in the U.S. National Park System? (As of this writing.) I thought it would be fun to look at them alphabetically with this little rhyme… A is for Acadia, American Samoa, and Arches. B is for Badlands, Big Bend, Biscayne, and Bryce Also Black Canyon of…
Continue ReadingI’m Laura, and I love parks. National parks, state parks, city parks, county parks…And also theme parks, though more Disney theme parks than anything else. One of my “bucket list” items is to visit all 61 (as of this writing) national parks in the United States. I’m currently at 36 – over halfway there. But…
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