Puerto Rico’s El Yunque National Forest is the only tropical rain forest in the U.S. National Forest System. At 28,500 acres in size, El Yunque’s importance lies on the year-round tropical climate and immense biodiversity. Rising 3,600 feet above sea…
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The major visitor center of El Yunque National Forest, the only tropical rain forest in the U.S. National Forest System, El Portal de El Yunque should be your first stop on your Puerto Rico road trip. Visiting El Portal de…
Is June Too Early to Visit Crater Lake National Park? Many people ask if it is too early to visit Crater Lake National Park in June. No! June is not too early to visit Crater Lake! But there are things…
On a nice fall weekend we decided to drive to Crater Lake, Oregon’s only national park. And, I’m ashamed to say, our first and only national park trip since long before the pandemic. This road trip to Crater Lake was…
A road trip from Flagstaff to Grand Canyon is sure to leave you in wonder. It’s not every day that you get to see magnificent layers of red rocks revealing millions of years of history. But before you leave Flagstaff,…
Earlier this month, before the Coronavirus stopped us from traveling beyond the comforts of home, I traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii on a business trip. Arriving on a weekend, I had made advance plans to visit the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, a…