President Obama Designates Two National Monuments

President Obama designated two national monuments at the end of 2016, protecting an additional 1.35 million acres of federal land in Utah and Nevada.  The new national monuments are Bears Ears National Monument and Gold Butte National Monument. Bears Ears Bears Ears Buttes is located in southeastern Utah.  The national monument designation was originally proposed …

Our Christmas Eve Stop at Cuyahoga Valley National Park

On our way to celebrate the holidays in Michigan, we stopped at Cuyahoga Valley National Park.  We didn’t even know there was a national park in Ohio until a few months ago.  And it turns out we had already passed through it many times without realizing it!  If you have ever driven the Ohio Turnpike …

2 Day November Fall Foliage Trip to Shenandoah National Park

Shenandoah National Park in Virginia is known for spectacular views from Skyline Drive, abundant wildlife, and magnificent hiking on the Appalachian Trail. Only 75 miles from Washington DC, it is a must visit for nature lovers on the East Coast. We spent a weekend in mid-November 2016 at Shenandoah National Park to catch the last …