Category Archives: U.S. National Parks

Picture This: Tips for Taking “Grand” Pictures of the Canyon

                      This year for Christmas the kids decided to upgrade our old Polaroid camera to something a bit flashier. It seems that all those years of awards ceremonies, birthday parties … Continue reading…

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A Vacation As Grand As Its Name

            As the morning mist lifts off the mountain tops, an osprey swoops down from a cornflower-blue sky. His feathers barely touch the swirling waters of the Snake River before he is off again, a … Continue reading…

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See America on a US National Parks Tour

                “In the Grand Canyon, Arizona has a natural wonder which is in kind absolutely unparalleled throughout the rest of the world… You cannot improve on it. The ages have been at work … Continue reading…

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Bull riders, Crazy Horse and a Highway to the Sky

In my day the mere mention of the Wild West conjured up images of gallant, self-made men who rode the range and righted every wrong. Rugged figures like John Wayne, Roy Rogers and “Buffalo Bill” were brought to life in … Continue reading…

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Reflections on America

Like the sticker on the rearview mirror of our old Chevy says, objects in reverse do “appear closer than they actually are.” It seems like just yesterday we packed up the girls and a week’s worth of luggage and headed … Continue reading…

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See America the Beautiful

“O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee. And crown thy good with brotherhood, From sea to shining sea!” ~Verse from “America … Continue reading…

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