If you mention "the wall" today, most people will probably think you're referring to President Trump's plan to prevent illegal aliens from crossing our southern border. Not long ago, however, people may have thought you were referring to other things,…
It may not be famous like Route 66, but Bob Dylan sang a song about it called Highway 51 Blues. This route quietly stretches 1,286 miles from the top of America's heartland down to the bayous of Louisiana. Through most…
You don't travel all the way to Iceland just to hang out in Reykjavik, so the next day we went to see some of the famous landscape. There must be hundreds of one-day tours out of Reykjavik and scores of…
I'm usually pretty good with maps, but when I planned a trip to Germany we ended up in Iceland. Was the pilot off course? The Sun Voyager11:31 PM on 6/14/17 In my quest to save money on a flight from…
Death Valley is a big park. In fact, outside of Alaska it's our largest national park, checking in at 5,219 square miles. By comparison, Yellowstone is only 3,471 square miles. Unlike some parks that provide shuttle buses, you're on your…
The lowest spot in North America is located in Death Valley National Park. Badwater Basin, as this location is known, sits 282 feet below sea level. If you're unable to estimate 282 feet, the Park Service was kind enough to…
Heading out of Beatty, Nevada, State Highway 374 runs southwest towards Death Valley National Park. It runs straight as an arrow for about 9 miles where it begins to wind its way up towards Daylight Pass between the Funeral Mountains…
"Ghost town." What do you think of when you hear that phrase? I always picture old faded wooden buildings looking out on a dusty vacant street in a dry western landscape. But why a dry western landscape? Maybe I'm picturing…
