Following the Santa Fe Trail: Fort Union National Monument
Why do I know so little about the Santa Fe Trail? Maybe following part of it will help me find out.
American Southwest national parks
Category: national parks
Posts about national parks, national monuments, and other land managed by the National Park Service.
American Southwest national parks
Valles Caldera National Preserve
“Hike until you hit deep snow,” the ranger told us. “Then turn around.” Great advice, unless there is no deep snow.
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Dear Secretary Zinke
The Antiquities Act and our national monuments are under attack. Let’s make our voices heard about this threat to public lands.
national parks trip reports
Dungeness Spit
When the world’s longest natural sandspit is two hours from your house, you hike it. Naturally.
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Duckabush River Trail
Rain was forecast everywhere in western Washington — except one place. So I went there.