Perhaps the most famous single piece of paper in history is the Declaration of Independence which severed America’s ties with England. This gutsy piece of velum was created in Philadelphia but now it resides in the National Archives along with…
Book Review: Lassoing the Sun by Mark Woods
Lassoing the Sun is an awesome book about the year Mark Woods spent studying and visiting the National Parks. A Little Personal Background I only have the vaguest memories of visiting Arches National Park as a young boy, and I…
5 Things to See at the National Air and Space Museum
I have always been fascinated with space. As a young boy my dad would help me build paper models of spacecraft we found on the internet (a new thing in those days). And even though I never realized my childhood…
Guide to Visiting the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
“The news is the first rough draft of history” so they say. And the Newseum is certainly a history museum by that token, but a history museum like no other. This museum gives you unique feeling about history because it…
Visiting the Monuments on the National Mall
There are a lot of things to see in Washington D.C. But the one area that everyone wants to see is the National Mall, and the things that they want to see at the Mall are the monuments. The monuments…
Southeast Utah Highlights and Travel Guide
While Southeast Utah might not be on the top of your travel list, it is actually a fun, inexpensive place to go for a weekend. That being said, be prepared for a lot of driving since nothing is super, super…
From the Road: Arlington, Mt. Vernon, Washington D.C.
Well so far we have been having an awesome week in the Washington D.C. area. We have loved everything we have been seeing and doing, but we have been walking a lot (over 28,000 steps yesterday!) and the level of…
Natural Bridges National Monument
Our first trip to Natural Bridges National Monument we thought was going to be a bust. Since we went on a day with lots of rain and even some snow, we weren’t sure if we would be able to see…
Hiking to the Owachomo Bridge in Natural Bridges National Monument
While we were visiting the National Monuments of Southeast Utah last month it rained a lot. Which of course put a damper in our hiking plans for the trip. This kept us from being able to hike to all three…
The Complete Guide to Hovenweep National Monument
During our long weekend in February, Ben and I took a little trip down to southeastern Utah to visit some national monuments. One of the two we visited was Hovenweep. Besides being fun to say, it was a super beautiful…