National Park Archives • Nomad by Trade

Your Guide to All 23 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United States

There are 23 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United States and its territories, and I’d love to visit them all someday. I’m only partway…

When we were getting ready to do some hiking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park – a longtime favorite of mine! – we asked a…

The Dream Lake trail was my absolute favorite hike in Rocky Mountain National Park. It branches off from the Bear Lake area and takes you…

I’ve been awed by nature in many different places around the world, but walking among the redwood trees at Muir Woods National Monument was the…

The Alberta Falls trail is fairly easy and offers a rewarding view of a cool little waterfall. The trail to the falls is about 1.6…

Rocky Mountain National Park is full of gorgeous scenery and offers all kinds of hiking trails, from an easy stroll around Sprague Lake to a…

I was recently sent to the Sacramento area for work, and as I had to fly in Sunday to be at the office first thing…

One of my recent work trips took me to Hot Springs, Arkansas. I’d been to Arkansas before, but only for about 20 minutes. We were…