One thing that is very difficult, if not impossible, to express with a picture of the Grand Canyon is the enormous scale of the whole thing. Never do I feel as frustrated [...]

Half Dome in Yosemite National Park is one of the National Parks that is one of over 100 parks with 17 free entrance days this year.

“Big Joe” is the name of the raft, not the name of the guide with the big hat (which I want to say was Scotty). But I thought this was a great [...]

Bryce Canyon is not actually a canyon (it is an natural amphitheater) so that is a strange name for the national park, but it is one of the most beautiful national parks [...]

You can see in this photo how much the landscape of Death Valley is shaped by erosion. With very little vegetation on the hills they as sculpted by the wind and by [...]

Death Valley is a barren place but also surprisingly beautiful. This shot shows some of the colors of the landscape and the varied geology. For more travel photos check out Photo Friday.

Traditional Hawaiian carvings at the Pu’uhonua o Honaunau (the Place of Refuge) National Historic Park on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Night time lava glow in Halema’uma Crater, Volcanoes National Park. The glow only becomes apparent after sunset.

Chain of Craters Road, Volcanoes National Park. The lava flow has blocked the road. I love the irony of the Road Closed sign sitting about 6 feet above the old highway.

Just a few blocks from Independence Hall in Philadelphia is the Besty Ross House where the first flag of these United States (United States considered a plural noun until the Civil War) [...]