Banff National Park represents the creme de la creme of the Rocky Mountains. The first national park in Canada and the third in the world, Banff was established in 1885 as a park reserve around the Cave and Basin mineral hot springs (now a historic national site), two years after the...
It’s hard to stay away from the road too long. Last weekend, as we sped steadily across the Olympic Peninsula, rain hit the pavement in a sporadic stream and softly trickled down the car windows in small droplets. Although it was the end of May, it was a crisp 60 degrees. The sky was...
In celebration of our nation’s park system and the upcoming summer, over the next few weeks, I’ll be posting a new Park Beat focusing on a different national park each week. I’ve traveled to a lot of national parks, and although my tour is far from over, I’ve yet to visit...