Did you leave your house last weekend? Then you’ll completely understand this week’s theme: most crowded National Park Sites. First up is the crowdiest of them all: Yosemite. Over 3,000,000 people pack into Yosemite NP every year, most of them visiting only the Yosemite Valley, home to all the marquee attractions. In addition, the tourists [...]
Posts Tagged ‘National Park’
Crowded Park Week: Yosemite National Park
Posted in National Parks, tagged California, Crowded, National Park on November 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Congaree National Park
Posted in National Parks, tagged Boardwalk, Canoe, Conservation, Floodplain Forest, Logging, Mosquitos, National Park, South Carolina, Swamp, Tall Trees on October 21, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Richland County, S.C. Visited: October 21, 2005 NPS Site Visited: 266 of 353 NPS Website WHAT IS IT? Home to North America’s largest, at 22,000 acres, intact floodplain forest. What that means is a great diversity of tall trees, a swamp-like feel, lots of birds and even more mosquitoes. BEAUTY (6/10) Trees of all types [...]
Everglades National Park – Shark Valley
Posted in National Parks, tagged Alligators, Birdwatching, Boardwalk, Endangered, Everglades, Florida, Kid Friendly, National Park, Zoo on January 21, 2005 | 2 Comments »
south Florida Visited: January 21, 2005 NPS Site Visited: 133 of 353 NPS Website; Local Website WHAT IS IT? At 1.5 million acres, Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. This review covers the Shark Valley area, which consists of a loop road leading to an observation tower through a [...]
Everglades National Park – Main Entrance
Posted in National Parks, tagged Alligators, Beach, Birdwatching, Canoeing, Crocodiles, Endanged Park, endangered species, Everglades, Florida, Kayaking, Manatee, National Park, Osprey on January 21, 2005 | 2 Comments »
near Florida City, Fla. Visited: January 21, 2005 NPS Site Visited: 133 of 353 NPS Website; Local Website WHAT IS IT? At 1.5 million acres, Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. This review covers the areas of the park accessible through its main entrance located just outside Florida City, [...]
Voyageurs National Park
Posted in National Parks, tagged Backcountry, Bald Eagle, Birdwatching, Boating, Canoeing, Fishing, great campsites, Minnesota, National Park, Private Island, Voyageurs, Water-Based Park on June 4, 2004 | 2 Comments »
near International Falls, Minn. Visited: June 4, 2004 NPS Site Visited: 51 of 353 NPS Website; Local Website WHAT IS IT? A boreal forest ecosystem carved by Ice Age glacial action consisting of dozens of lakes and hundreds if not thousands of islands. Voyageurs NP is a water-based park. 84,000 acres of water, in fact. [...]
Isle Royale National Park
Posted in National Parks, tagged Backcountry, Canoeing, great campsites, Hiking, Isle Royale, Isolation, Lake Superior, Michigan, Moose, National Park on May 26, 2004 | 2 Comments »
in Lake Superior Visited: May 26, 2004 NPS Site Visited: 49 of 353 Local Website Want More? Click Here to Begin Our Seven-Day Isle Royale Adventure WHAT IS IT? The largest Island in the world’s largest freshwater lake. Isle Royale NP is a World Heritage Biosphere. Isle Royale is an incredible 99% wilderness. The 1% [...]
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