An assemblage of orange and white canyons, spires, and columns, contrasted with heavily forested ridgelines form a natural amphitheater that spans nearly three miles wide and ascends depths of more […]
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Author: Daniel Gillaspia
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Magnificent red rock cliffs overlook wide canyons where rivers of trees run along the ground in beautiful green clusters, and mysterious ruins stand tucked into alcoves at the base of […]
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Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in New Mexico
Heavy ash clouds nearly black out the midday sky over northern New Mexico. Rocks, mostly composed of pumice and tuff, drop from the sky as small particles of ash slowly […]
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Craters of the Moon National Monument
Once visited by Apollo astronauts for training purposes, Craters of the Moon National Monument is a large area in central Idaho encompassing over 1,100 square miles of lava fields and […]
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Bison Gores Teenager at Yellowstone National Park
I feel like Yellowstone National Park has been in the news more than any other national park recently with some pretty crazy stories. Last year there was the rumored exodus […]
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Pinnacles National Park in California
Charred spires and fins stand in rows along hilltops, their crevices filled with giant boulders and tall spouts of green vegetation. Hundreds of feet above, and against the backdrop of […]
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The Painted Hills at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
The Painted Hills at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument are one of the few places on earth where even the brightest colors of a rainbow are in perfect harmony […]
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Visiting Four Corner’s Monument
It’s the late 1800s, and a lone sandstone shaft is hammered into the soil in the middle of a windy and dusty desert plain. Onlookers cheer and celebrate. The reason? […]
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Review of Yeti Roadie and Tundra: The Best Coolers around!
Every now and again I come across an amazing outdoors product that I feel is “worthy” enough to recommend to all of you readers. Well, that time has come again. […]
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Visiting Enchanted Rock State Natural Area in Texas
As you look up to the summit, heat waves simmer along the gray rock sloping endlessly before you. The Texas summer sun—never known to take a day off—swelters as heat […]
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