National Parks at a Glance
![Glen Canyon National Park - Lake Powell - Rainbow Bridge](https://i0.wp.com/www.travelworldmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Lake-Powel-Glen-Cyn-Rainbow-Bridge.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&ssl=1)
I will never forget the first time I went to a National Park.
Be Prepared to be Awed!
![Grand Canyon View from South Rim](https://i0.wp.com/www.travelworldmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Grand-Canyon-view-from-south-rim.jpg?fit=800%2C716&ssl=1)
[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 knees jellied as I looked […]
An Epic Journey to Inspire the Spirit
![The trail down is winding and steep. Each step takes you back in time 30,000 years.](https://i0.wp.com/www.travelworldmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Grand-Canyon-trail-going-down-in-time.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1)
[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 only see the Grand Canyon […]
A Tale of Two Canyons
![South Rim view](https://i0.wp.com/www.travelworldmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/South-Rim-Villa.jpg?fit=800%2C588&ssl=1)
“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 the heels of a record-breaking […]
A Grand Canyon Adventure
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Six days and 188 miles of rafting the Colorado River