Category Archives: National Park

Copper County Trail

Posted on November 5, 2025 by kcbernick

October, 2025 In my early morning reading today, I learned that the Copper Country Trail National Scenic Byway has been named one of the Most Scenic Drives in the Great Lakes by WorldAtlas. The trail runs from Houghton to Copper … Continue reading →

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Historic Fort Davis and McDonald Observatory

Posted on October 12, 2025 by kcbernick

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 Since we were in the neighborhood, we decided to visit nearby Fort Davis and the McDonald Observatory. Due to the current government shutdown, the park was closed, but we decided to be scofflaws and go inside … Continue reading →

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Big Bend National Park

Posted on October 10, 2025 by kcbernick

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Covering over 1200 square miles in area, Big Bend National Park is home to almost 1300 species of plants, numerous species of animals, birds, reptiles, fish and amphibians, and thousands of insects. On the southern side, … Continue reading →

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Voyageurs National Park

Posted on August 18, 2023 by kcbernick

August 18, 2023 I have lived in Minnesota most of my life, but have never visited the state’s only national park. We are staying at a place near Orr, MN, only an hour’s drive, so today, we took off to … Continue reading →

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Water, Water Everywhere! Congaree National Park

Posted on July 11, 2023 by kcbernick

Sunday, June 25, 2023 We took a three hour drive west to visit Congaree National Park. Named a national park just twenty years ago, its 26,000 plus acres preserve the largest tract of old growth bottomland hardwood forest left in … Continue reading →

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Pinnacles National Park

Posted on November 6, 2022 by kcbernick

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 Whenever we have the opportunity, we like to visit our nation’s parks. Pinnacles National Park is only about 75 miles from Paso Robles, east if the Salinas Valley, which made it nice day trip for us. … Continue reading →

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Biscayne Bay

Posted on March 3, 2022 by kcbernick

Sunday, February 27, 2022 Our last day in Florida! It’s especially hard to go home, where the temperature hovers near zero. The weather here has been beautiful, in the 80s with mostly clear skies. These are the times when we … Continue reading →

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Dry Tortugas National Park

Posted on February 24, 2022 by kcbernick

Wednesday, February 23, 2022 There are only two ways to get to the Dry Tortugas – boat or seaplane. We opted for the Key West Seaplane, which allowed us to see Key West from above, as well as have an … Continue reading →

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Gettysburg

Posted on September 22, 2021 by kcbernick

Monday, September 21, 2021 We pulled into Gettysburg last night, and are lodging at an inn downtown on Lincoln Square, right next door to the house where President Lincoln stayed the night before giving his Gettysburg Address at the National … Continue reading →

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Antietam

Posted on September 21, 2021 by kcbernick

Monday, September 20, 2021 We actually began our tour of Civil War sites a couple of days ago, at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick. The museum operates the Pry House Field Hospital Museum near Antietam, so … Continue reading →

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