December 6, 2016

Bison mom & baby
Winter 2016: National Parks Issue
Jacqueline Harmon Butler

Midnight Visitor at Yellowstone National Park

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] loud thumping on my porch woke me up.  My heart was racing as I crept from my bed to the nearby window.  Slowly I peeked out and discovered a huge buffalo staring right at me.  Only a thin sheet of glass separated us.  She huffed and stamped her hoofs

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Grand Canyon View from South Rim
Winter 2016: National Parks Issue
Mary Lu Laffey

Be Prepared to be Awed!

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen President Theodore Roosevelt visited the Grand Canyon in 1903, he asked our ancestors to keep it for their children, their children’s children — which would be us — and all who come after us as “the one great sight which every American should see.” More than a century later, my

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The trail down is winding and steep. Each step takes you back in time 30,000 years.
Winter 2016: National Parks Issue
TravelWorld Staff

An Epic Journey to Inspire the Spirit

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]rom atop the south rim of the Grand Canyon, the trail down appears daunting. It weaves and snakes its way amid the layers of rocks, eventually vanishing from sight. I take a deep breath, step off the edge and begin my descent into this vast and imposing abyss. Most folks

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South Rim view
Winter 2016: National Parks Issue
Efrain Villa

A Tale of Two Canyons

“I find that in contemplating the natural world my pleasure is greater if there are not too many others contemplating it with me, at the same time.” – Edward Abbey This Land was Made For You and Me… And Them [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he National Parks Service (NPS) kicked off its centennial celebration on

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Clinton Trail End
Winter 2016: National Parks Issue
Linda Aksomitis

Katy Trail State Park, Missouri

The Katy Trail State Park has many distinctive features, one of which is that it’s the longest rails-to-trails park in the United States.

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Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
Winter 2016: National Parks Issue
Sarah Vernetti

A Beginner’s Guide to Death Valley National Park

How to Make the Most of a Death Valley Day-Trip [dropcap]T[/dropcap]o go along with its ominous name, Death Valley National Park features a fittingly intimidating climate. As the hottest, driest, and lowest point in North America, the park possesses a stark, yet beautiful landscape full of sand dunes, salt flats,

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