El Malpais (pronounce mal-pie-ees) is Spanish for “badlands” or “bad country” due to its volcanic terrain. The…
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Chaco Canyon was a major Ancestral Puebloan cultural center between 850 and 1250 CE. Like Mesa Verde,…
Bosque del Apache is my favorite wildlife refuge I’ve ever visited! We saw so many birds and…
Our first stop in New Mexico was the beautiful White Sands National Park. White Sands is a…
While staying in Tucson, we were excited to explore Saguaro National Park (pronounced “sah-wah-roh”). The city splits…
In January 2023, we had a 15-day mother-daughter trip to Arizona and New Mexico. It was my…
After Lake Wampanoag Wildlife Sanctuary, we had two final stops in Massachusetts before heading home. The Butterfly…
Our first wildlife sanctuary in Massachusetts, and my first stop in Massachusetts ever, was Mass Audubon’s Lake…
Two nature-driven attractions in Quechee, Vermont are the VINS Nature Center and Quechee Gorge. Both offer visitors…