Foreward To Our Upcoming Book
Foreward My heart ached as Shelly slowly backed up the stairs to the bedroom. Her pain was palpable. A few tears trickled down her cheek. She had just arrived home from her seventh knee surgery....
View ArticleLydia’s National Park Road Trip
Editor’s Note: We’ve met so many terrific people in person and via social media that love the National Parks as much as we do. Those who enjoy taking road trips to many National Parks at a time...
View ArticleRoad Tripping the National Park Service Centennial
Editor’s Note: Shelly, AKA Mrs. 59 National Parks, is spending the Centennial of the National Park Service at Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. More on her trip coming soon. Road Tripping the...
View Article#NPS100RoadTrip, The Itinerary
#NPS100RoadTrip, The Itinerary When I look at the list below it seems daunting. Our short four day trip to Nebraska for the 100th birthday of the National Park Service evolved quickly to an impossibly...
View ArticleAre All National Parks Worth Return Visits?
Are All National Parks Worth Return Visits? Let us say upfront that we would return to any of the 59 National Parks if the circumstances were right. All of them are special. All of them have unique...
View ArticleIsn’t That Wonderful?
Isn’t That Wonderful? In many ways, the #Arch2Arch adventure with Jeff Howell (@MissouriHowell on Twitter) was much like our 59 National Park journey. We saw a number of incredible things in a short...
View ArticleCheers to the Switchback Kids
Cheers to the Switchback Kids In July 2014 we received an email from a young man named Cole Donelson. He said that he and his wife Elizabeth were planning a year long trip to all 59 of the National...
View Article#Arch2Arch By The Numbers
#Arch2Arch By The Numbers #Arch@Arch was a family vacation. Jeff Howell (@MissouriHowell on Twitter) and I welcomed this. His kids Kate and Rex were going with us. Families take their children to...
View ArticleUpdating Our National Park Book
Updating Our National Park Book I’ve come to understand why successful authors are fulltime writers. Writing a book is a fulltime job. Both Shelly and I already have careers which consume more than...
View ArticleStormy Kromer Hats Rock
Stormy Kromer Hats Rock I don’t wear a hat. Why not? As I’ve pointed out on social media, I have thick luxurious hair. I’m vain. Plus the darn things never fit my big head. Occasionally I’ll pull...
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