This is a shot looking down into the Hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park very early in the day as the park is filled with the early morning light. It is normally [...]

This shot of Angel’s Landing from the north rim of the Grand Canyon National Park near sunset would be a good entry in this month’s Amateur Traveler photo contest on “sense of [...]

Can you tell what this picture is? Would it help if I told you it was from the “Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park“? If you are not [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to George Wendt from Oars.com about white water rafting down the Grand Canyon which is one of Chris’s dream vacations. The Grand Canyon can be traversed in motor [...]

After BlogWorld in Las Vegas last week I stayed another day in town and did a side trip to Death Valley which I am told is the largest of the national parks [...]

What looks like a slot canyon here is really the Navajo trail in Bryce National Park which wanders through the hoodoos (or spires of rock) that are Bryce’s most striking feature. The [...]

This is a transcript of an episode of the Amateur Traveler focusing on traveling to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Travel to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks – Episode 183 [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Erik Smith (who was a guest on Travel to America’s National Parks – Amateur Traveler Episode 121) about Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. We talk about [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Margot about Acadia National Park in Maine. Margot has been going to Acadia since she was a little girl to hike, bike, kayak, and connect with the [...]

Visit the Marin Headlands just the other side of the Golden Gate bridge from San Francisco with the Amateur Traveler. The Marin Headlands area is part of the larger Golden Gate National [...]