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Diablo Trails in Amistad National Recreation Area

September 18, 2026

Amistad National Recreation Area Entrance Sign with Cloudy Skies

Entrance Sign

Amistad National Recreation Area is the US portion of the Amistad Reservoir on the Rio Grande in south Texas with several hiking trails in the Chihuahuan Desert.
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San Antonio Missions NHP - Mission Concepcion

August 28, 2026

The NPS Entrance sign for Mission Conception Area of San Antonio Missions with the Church behind it.

The Church with the Entrance Sign

Mission Concepcion is the furthest north mission in San Antonio Missions National Historic Park. The stone church took 15 years to build and was dedicated in 1755.
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San Antonio Missions NHP - Mission San Jose

August 26, 2026

Front view of the Church with a bell tower on one side.

The Church

The Queen of the Missions, Mission San Jose, is the largest of the four 18th Century Spanish missions making up the San Antonio Missions National Historic Park.
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San Antonio Missions NHP - Mission Espada

August 25, 2026

Entrance Sign in Front of a Mission Wall

Area Entrance Sign

Mission Espada is the furthest south of the four Spanish missions in San Antonio Missions NHP. The inside takes you back to the 1700s when this area was controlled by Spain.
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San Antonio Missions NHP - Mission San Juan

August 24, 2026

San Antonio Missions NHP, Mission San Juan, Entrance Sign

Entrance Sign with the Church

San Antonio Missions National Historic Park is a set of four 18th century missions south of the Alamo. Mission San Juan features a historic church, courtyard and trails.
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Lyndon B Johnson NHP - LBJ Ranch

August 13, 2026

Lyndon B Johnson Birthplace House

President Johnson's Reconstructed Birthplace

The LBJ Ranch is the largest part of Lyndon B Johnson National Historic Park. It includes his birthplace, schoolhouse, show barn and the Texas White House.
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LBJ National Historical Park: Johnson Settlement

August 4, 2026

Lyndon B Johnson NHP - Boyhood Home

President Lyndon B Johnson Boyhood Home

A visit to Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park starts in Johnson City at the visitor center, followed President Johnson's Boyhood Home and the Johnson Settlement.
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Jean Lafitte NHP Barataria Preserve Part 3

July 19, 2026

Open  Water with Reflection of the Trees and Plants

View at the End of the Trail

Between the Twin Canals in Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve in Louisiana with lots of views of the surrounding swamp. Only area open in the preserve.
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Jean Lafitte NHP Barataria Preserve Part 2

July 15, 2026

Road Width Trail Covered in Water

Long Stretch of the Trail Underwater - Turn Around Point

Photos from Jean Lafitte NHP's Barataria Preserve Trails: Ring Levee, Wood Duck & Bayou Coquille. Bayous, flooded trails, boardwalks and swamp land.
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Jean Lafitte NHP Barataria Preserve Part 1

July 10, 2026

Alligator Next to the Boardwalk

Alligator Only a Few Feet from the Boardwalk

The Barataria Preserve's visitor center at Jean Lafitte NHP has a boardwalk trail where you can walk among the cypress trees and alligators.
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Big Thicket - Pitcher Plants

February 18, 2026

Pitcher Plant Closeup

Pitcher Plant

Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants that attract bugs onto the rim of the pitcher where they slip inside are trapped. Big Thicket National Preserve has a few areas with them.
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Big Thicket - Turkey Creek Hike

February 14, 2026

Wetlands

Wetlands Along Kirby Nature Trail

Big Thicket National Preserve, north of Beaumont, Texas, has trails that take you by creeks and wetlands. This hike goes through them and up into a pine forest.
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Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas

February 9, 2026

Big Thicket National Preserve Video

Big Thicket National Preserve - Thumbnail

Hiking video of two hikes in Big Thicket National Preserve north of Beaumont Texas. Creeks, pine forests, cypress swamps, pitcher plants - there was lots to see.
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Lassen Volcanic NP Warner Valley Thermal Features

November 16, 2025

Lassen Volcanic NP Warner Valley Thermal Features - Video Thumbnail

Lassen Volcanic National Park's Warner Valley has three thermal areas which are all in this video. This area of the park has fumaroles, geysers, mud pots and hot springs.
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Heavenly Lakes and the Heart of Darkness Part II

September 30, 2010

21 Arrowhead Lake - Right Turn Arrow

Arrowhead Lake (or is it Right Turn Arrow Lake)<br>Love Lake is just to the right and above the point of the arrow.

Hiking cross-country in Rocky Mountain National Park. After the lakes, we saw a couple moose, followed social trails and walked on logs before climbing out of the valley to the road.
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Heavenly Lakes and Heart of Darkness Part I

September 30, 2010

Inkwell Lake

Inkwell Lake

Rocky Mountain National Park has a road called the Trail Ridge Road, which goes above treeline for several miles. At its Forest Canyon Overlook, you can see several lakes in a side canyon. Many people stop and stare at them, but they get few visit...
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Chasm Lake Hike (June 2010)

July 18, 2010

Chasm Lake

Chasm Lake is one of the most scenic lakes in the park, especially when the ice is breaking up on it. The lake is at 11,800 ft with Longs Peak towering above it.
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Glacier Creek Snowshoeing (March 2009)

May 2, 2009

Water Flowing on Glacier Creek

Water Flowing on Glacier Creek

Snowshoe hike in Rocky Mountain National Park near Bear Lake. We went by a couple of frozen lakes and by a snow cover waterfall while following a creek up a valley.
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Valley Loop Trail

February 16, 2009

Colorado River

Valley Loop Trail Hike 6-03 - Colorado River 1

This trail is on west side of Rocky Mountain National Park in the headwaters of the Colorado River where it meanders through pine forests and meadows in the Kawuneeche Valley.
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New Blog

November 1, 2008

NP Signs Photo

NP Signs

Welcome to my new blog. I will be posting pictures of my trips. Each posting will be about a trip and include a trip report along with the pictures. Many of the pictures will be of mountains and places where most people never go. I plan to create ...
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