National Parks

Things to Know Before Your First Visit to the Grand Canyon – North Rim

If you're visiting Zion National Park in Utah, consider making the 2.5-hour drive to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The North Rim only receives 10% of Grand Canyon National Park's annual...

What is the Best Time for Gorilla Trekking in Uganda and Rwanda

Mountain gorillas in Rwanda are found in Volcanoes National Park which has 10 gorilla families habituated for trekking while Uganda has two gorilla parks which are Bwindi Impenetrable Forest...

Zion National Park Without Zion Canyon

In the best of times-- pre-covid-- getting into Zion Canyon was difficult. Now, it borders on impossible (see Tip Critical Planning for Zion National Park ) which raises the question, ‘Is...

Don’t Miss Zion! 7 Outstanding Hikes/Drives You Must Do

Zion National Park is breathtaking and one of those national parks that must be on everyone's national park bucket list. We had been trying to go there for two years but had to cancel every time...

USA’s National Parks, etc, etc

Bureaucracies inspire complexity, and the USA's national park system is part of a very complex bureaucracy. Of the nearly 500 properties included in the National Park System, only 63 are...