Greeting Three Birds on Three Trails in Big Bend
A Mexican blue jay, a crow, and an unknown bird in the Santa Elena Canyon. These are the three I remember most from our week in Big Bend…
A Meaning of Paradise in the Virgin Islands National Park
“Get it off me!” I screeched as tiny legs scurried across my neck, the unwelcome sensation of a cockroach crawling from inside the shirt I just pulled on.…
Conquistadors, Slaves, and Cubans who set foot in Dry Tortugas National Park
If you haven’t heard of this park, you’re not alone. Dry Tortugas National Park is the country’s 6th least visited park, probably because it’s 70 miles off Florida’s…