I always wanted to visit the Civil War site at Gettysburg. The National Park Service’s Military Park located in southern Pennsylvania is constantly a topic of conversation in my family, but I never stepped foot on its soil until recently. When driving south to a wedding on I-81, I noticed the Gettysburg exit and decided […]
Sunset Sunday-A Civil (War) Sunset from Gettysburg, PA
by Craig Zabransky on July 6, 2014 in National Park Travel, Sunset Sunday
The Cholla Cactus Garden of Joshua Tree National Park
by Craig Zabransky on November 10, 2011 in Adventure Mindset, Destination, National Park Travel
The desert clears your mind and calms your soul. A hike through the trails of the beautiful, and barren, provide the perfect cure for a clouded mind. On such a hike through Joshua Tree National Park I discovered more than the tree, but also a cactus cure. I woke up early, very early. I started […]
An Afternoon at Nest Key
by Craig Zabransky on February 10, 2011 in Beach, Destination, National Park Travel
When you think of the National Park Service, you rarely think of a beach. Yellow Stone, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon come to mind. Yet, I grew up visiting a National Seashore – Sailor´s Haven, Fire Island. It is part of the National Park Service, but not a ‘Park.’ Semantics? Maybe, but I did find […]
Sunset Sunday – Joshua Tree National Park
by Craig Zabransky on January 2, 2011 in National Park Travel, Sunset Sunday
The U2 album cover might show just a single Joshua Tree, but a visit to the National Park provides any visitor the chance to hike among thousands. Every few feet down a trail I discovered the next one and the next perfect photograph. After over a hundred different photos, I started to realize although each […]
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