Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Top Five Dog-Friendly National Parks

With the bright sun, the rivers and open routes for dogs, is hard not to have a fun and relaxing trip to Cuyahoga Valley National Park. And the key here is relaxing. This national park has no grander than some of his colleagues feel. In fact, returned many routes from farmland, neighborhoods and even streets.

The main road through the park consists of about 20 miles of towpath.

With a mix of meadows and forests, you and your dog enjoy an afternoon fragrant flowers, hear the birds singing, and a nap in the shade.

Be sure to check the far north Cuyahoga Valley, Bradford Reserve for some of the best moments with your dog. A five-mile path through the Tinkers Creek Gorge area, exploring Ohio's beautiful canyon. The gorge is a national natural monument and is known for its forests Hemlock. You can also detour from the main trail to check for an easy hike to Bridal Veil Falls and the Hemlock Creek Loop Trail.

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Top Five Dog Friendly National Parks

With the splendor of the sun, the rivers flow, and open avenues for dogs, is hard not to have a fun and relaxing trip to Cuyahoga Valley National Park. And the key here is relaxing. This national park is not large, that some of his colleagues feel. In fact, many migrate back of farmland, neighborhoods and even streets.

The main road through the park consists of about 20 miles of towpath.

With a mix of meadows and forests, you and your dog enjoy an afternoon smelling flowers, listening to the birds singing and nap in the shade.

Be sure that the north end of the reserve Cuyahoga Valley, Bradford for some of the best moments with your dog. A five-mile path through the area Tinkers Creek Gorge Ohio explore beautiful canyon. The gorge is a national natural monument and is known for its forests hemlock. You can also take a short detour from the main track for an easy walk to Bridal Veil Falls and the Hemlock Creek Loop Trail.

Mammoth Cave National Park - Top 5 Attractions

4. Backcountry

While the park offers three developed campgrounds, away from all the visitors and enjoy the solitude of the journey. There are 12 seats in the quiet and picturesque campsite to choose to see all of them with something else you choose. This park is much more than a cave, so get and see the mountainous and forested hills of Kentucky. To access most cases, you are a "bin" if I use that word carefully. Instead of a bridge, the park has a mini-ferry, big enough for one car after another. Driving, you are sitting in your car, and you begin to get across the river. There is a 20 second round, but it is removed from the park, something never to take the many visitors check out.

Some trails will take you close to the water as the First and Second Creek Creek, and offer great campsites. Homestead is a great place to camp if you want to set, and some days shorter tour. And Collie Ridge is good if you want to be in the middle of everything in the desert. Please note, you must plan a pass from the zone of influence of the visitor center and none of the available ferries to accommodate campers, so accordingly.

Monday, April 27, 2015

Movies filmed in national parks - Alphabetical ...

Films made in the national park land

Have you ever been a movie and it was beautiful scenery and wondered where the place was? He is a good chance that the landscape is in a national park. Beginning in 1910 with "The Immortal Alamo", the filmmakers were coming to national parks, year after year, to capture majestic landscapes for their productions. Look at the list in alphabetical order. You will find some of your favorite movies, you know where this beautiful scenery, and hopefully inspire you to go there for a visit.

Much of the following information is provided by the National Park service. Click on a letter below to see a particular section of the table.

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

Film and production title Introduction Year NPS website Condition
Kid Colter n / a 1984 Olympic NP Washington
Kill Me Again Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley 1989 Lake Mead NRA Nevada
King Solomon's Mines Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr 1950 Carlsbad Caverns NP NM
King Solomon's Mines Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr 1950 Death Valley NP California
Gentlemen n / a 1992 Arches NP Utah
Lakota Woman n / a 1993 Mount Rushmore NMeM SD
Lassie Come Home Elizabeth Taylor 1945 Lake Chelan NRA Washington
Last Cheyenne Tom Berenger, Barbara Hershey 1995 Banff NP AB
Last Cheyenne Tom Berenger, Barbara Hershey 1995 Yoho NP BC
The Last of the Mohicans Daniel Day Lewis 1991 Blue Ridge Parkway North Carolina
The Last of the Mohicans n / a 1977 Pipe Spring NM Arizona
The Last of the Mohicans Daniel Day Lewis 1991 Yosemite NP California
Last Riders, The Erik Estrada, William Smith 1990 Lake Mead NRA Nevada
Last Warrior, The Yakima Canutt 1920 Bighorn Canyon NRA Montana
Law and Jake Wade, The Richard Widmark, Robert Taylor 1957 Death Valley NP California
Let's Get Harry Robert Duvall, Mark Harmon 1986 Illinois and Michigan Canal NHC Arithmetic
Freedom! The American Revolution n / a 1997 PSN Colonial Virginia
Like Father, Like Son Dudley Moore, Kirk Cameron 1987 Joshua Tree National Park California
Lincoln n / a 1992 Lincoln adolescence NMeM IN
Lincoln his country and its people n / a 1983 Lincoln adolescence NMeM IN
Lincoln Youth in Indiana n / a 1983 Lincoln adolescence NMeM IN
Lincoln: A Self-Portrait n / a 1990 Lincoln adolescence NMeM IN
September Lively, The Darren James, Doug McClure 1964 Death Valley NP California
Living History n / a 1987 Lincoln adolescence NMeM IN
Long, long trailer, The Lucille Ball 1954 Yosemite NP California
Longtime Companion Bruce Davison 1990 Fire Iceland NS NY
Lost Horizon n / a 1970 Lake Chelan NRA Washington
Aimes- Giulio Base, Gianmarco Tognazzi 1997 White Sands NM NM
Lucky Luke n / a 1991 White Sands NM NM
Mackenna Gold Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif 1967 Canyon de Chelly NM Arizona
Mackenna Gold Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif 1967 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
Male and female Gloria Swanson 1919 Channel Islands National Park California
The man on the earth, the fur David Bowie 1975 White Sands NM NM
The man, the king, his Sean Connery, Michael Caine 1974 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
The Man With One Red Shoe, The Tom Hanks 1985 National Capital Region DC
Manson n / a 1972 Death Valley NP California
Matewan Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones 1987 New River Gorge NR WV
Dissident n / a 1993 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
Dissident n / a 1993 Yosemite NP California
Medicine Man, The n / a 1929 Carlsbad Caverns NP NM
Meet the Deedles Paul Walker, Steve Van Wormer 1998 Yellowstone National Park Wyoming
Men Do not Leave Jessica Lange 1988 Illinois and Michigan Canal NHC Arithmetic
Messenger of Death Charles Bronson 1988 Colorado NM Colorado
Midnight Run Robert DeNiro, Charles Grodin 1988 Lake Mead NRA Nevada
Million Dollar Mystery Tom Bosley, Jamie Alcroft 1987 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
Kill Nearly Mission n / a 1990 Lake Mead NRA Nevada
Modern Musketeer, A n / a 1917 Canyon de Chelly NM Arizona
Molly and Lawless John Vera Miles, Sam Elliott 1972 White Sands NM NM
Lost Gold of Montezuma n / a 1978 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
Mormon Conquest Al Adamson, Victor Adamson 1941 Zion NP Utah
Motorama n / a 1990 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
Mountain Men, The Charleton Heston, Brian Keith 1974 Grand Teton NP Wyoming
My father, my son n / a 1987 Fort Pulaski NM Georgia
My Life n / a 1993 Illinois and Michigan Canal NHC Arithmetic
My Name is Nobody Henry Fonda, Terrance Hill 1973 White Sands NM NM
Mystery, Alaska Russell Crowe, Hank Azaria 1999 Banff NP AB
Natural Born Killers Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones 1993 Illinois and Michigan Canal NHC Arithmetic
Justice Tim Thomerson, Deborah Shelton 1992 Hawaii Volcanoes NP Hawaii
Never Ending Story III n / a 1993 Mount Rushmore NMeM SD
New Eden Stephen Baldwin, Lisa Bonet 1994 White Sands NM NM
Starless Night n / a 1950 Carlsbad Caverns NP NM
Nightmare at Noon n / a 1984 Arches NP Utah
No Exit Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman 1987 National Capital Region DC
North n / a 1993 Mount Rushmore NMeM SD
North and South n / a 1985 Natchez Trace Parkway MISS
North by Northwest Cary Grant 1959 Mount Rushmore NMeM SD
Oasis, The Dori Brenner, Richard Cox (I) 1984 Death Valley NP California
One-Eyed Jacks Marlon Brando, Karl Malden 1961 Death Valley NP California
Texans, The Clint Eastwood 1975 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
Package, The Gene Hackman 1989 Illinois and Michigan Canal NHC Arithmetic
Painted Desert, The Clark Gable, William Boyd 1931 Petrified Forest NP Arizona
Parallex Show, The Warren Beatty 1974 Lake Chelan NRA Washington
Beads of Paradise n / a 1916 Channel Islands National Park California
Pelican Denzel Washington, Julia Roberts 1993 National Capital Region DC
Pet Semetary Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne 1988 Acadia NP Maine
Peter Pan n / a 1924 Channel Islands National Park California
Petrified Forest, The Humphry Bogart, Bette Davis 1936 Petrified Forest NP Arizona
North-driver n / a 1982 Nahanni NT
Pioneer days in Indiana n / a 1981 Lincoln adolescence NMeM IN
Planet of the Apes Charleton Heston, Roddy McDowell 1967 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
In Paris Stuck Tom Mix (or Hoot Gibson) 1930 Bryce Canyon NP Utah
Point of no return Bridget Fonda 1992 National Capital Region DC
Poltergeist II: The Other Side Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams 1986 Canyon de Chelly NM Arizona
Presideo, The Mark Harmon, Sean Connery 1988 Golden Gate NRA California
Private Lives Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery 1931 Glacier NP Montana
Professionals, The Burt Lancaster, Jack Palance 1966 Death Valley NP California
Protocol Goldie Hawn 1984 National Capital Region DC

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Sunday, April 26, 2015

Denali National Park - Monthly averages ...

Denali National Park

Fairbanks, Alaska
(Distance from Fairbanks to Denali National Park = 121 miles)

Month

Average
highly
Temp ° F
Average low
Temperature
° F
Shower
(Inches)
Average
Snowfall (cm)
January -2 -18 0.5 10.8
February 7 -14 0.4 8.6
March 24 -2 0.4 6.6
April 41 20 0.3 3.4
May 59 38 0.6 0.8
June 70 50 1.4 0
July 72 53 1.9 0
August 66 47 2.0 0
September 55 36 1.0 1.6
October 32 18 0.9 10.9
November 11 -6 0.8 13.6
December 2 -15 0.9 13.8

           The annual rainfall: 10.8 cm
Average annual snowfall: 70.1 cm

These figures were compiled over 30 years (1961-1990) of the National Weather Service.

Movies filmed in National Parks - Alphabetical ...

Movies filmed in National Park

Have you ever seen a movie and thought scenery was beautiful, and wondered where the place was? He is a good chance that the landscape is in a national park. 1910 "The Immortal Alamo," the filmmakers in the national parks, year after year, to capture wide landscapes for their productions. Look at the alphabetical list. You will find some of your favorite films, you know, when this beautiful landscape, and hopefully will encourage you to go for a visit.

Much of the following information is provided by the National Park Service. Click on a letter to see a particular section of the table.

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

Film and production title Introduction Year NPS website Condition
Kid Colter n / a 1984 Olympic NP Washington
Kill Me Again Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley 1989 Lake Mead NRA Nevada
King Solomon's Mines Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr 1950 Carlsbad Caverns NP NM
King Solomon's Mines Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr 1950 Death Valley NP California
Gentlemen n / a 1992 Arches NP Utah
Lakota Woman n / a 1993 Mount Rushmore NMeM SD
Girl Elizabeth Taylor 1945 Lake Chelan NRA Washington
Last Cheyenne Tom Berenger, Barbara Hershey 1995 Banff NP AB
Last Cheyenne Tom Berenger, Barbara Hershey 1995 Yoho NP BC
The Last of the Mohicans Daniel Day Lewis 1991 Blue Ridge Parkway North Carolina
The Last of the Mohicans n / a 1977 Pipe Spring NM Arizona
The Last of the Mohicans Daniel Day Lewis 1991 Yosemite NP California
Last Reiter, The Erik Estrada, William Smith 1990 Lake Mead NRA Nevada
Ultimate Warrior, The Yakima Canutt 1920 Bighorn Canyon NRA Montana
Law and Jake Wade, The Richard Widmark, Robert Taylor 1957 Death Valley NP California
Let's Get Harry Robert Duvall, Mark Harmon 1986 NHC Illinois Waterway Numeracy
Freedom! The American Revolution n / a 1997 PSN colonial Virginia
Like Father Like Son Dudley Moore, Kirk Cameron 1987 Joshua Tree National Park California
Lincoln n / a 1992 Lincoln adolescence NMeM IN
Lincoln delivered his land and people n / a 1983 Lincoln adolescence NMeM IN
Lincoln Youth in Indiana n / a 1983 Lincoln adolescence NMeM IN
Lincoln: A Self-Portrait n / a 1990 Lincoln adolescence NMeM IN
Lively Set, The Darren James, Doug McClure 1964 Death Valley NP California
Living History n / a 1987 Lincoln adolescence NMeM IN
Long, long trailer, The Lucille Ball 1954 Yosemite NP California
Longtime Companion Bruce Davison 1990 Fire Iceland NS NY
Lost Horizon n / a 1970 Lake Chelan NRA Washington
Aimes- Giulio Base, Gianmarco Tognazzi 1997 White Sands NM NM
Lucky Luke n / a 1991 White Sands NM NM
Mackenna Gold Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif 1967 Canyon de Chelly NM Arizona
Mackenna Gold Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif 1967 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
Male and female Gloria Swanson 1919 Channel Islands NP California
The man on the earth, the fur David Bowie 1975 White Sands NM NM
The man, the king, his Sean Connery, Michael Caine 1974 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
The Man with One Red Shoe, The Tom Hanks 1985 National Capital Region Direct current
Manson n / a 1972 Death Valley NP California
Matewan Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones 1987 New River Gorge NR WV
Dissident n / a 1993 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
Dissident n / a 1993 Yosemite NP California
Medicine Man, The n / a 1929 Carlsbad Caverns NP NM
Meet the Deedles Paul Walker, Steve Van Wormer 1998 Yellowstone National Park Wyoming
Men Do not Leave Jessica Lange 1988 NHC Illinois Waterway Numeracy
Messenger of Death Charles Bronson 1988 Colorado NM Colorado
Midnight Run Robert DeNiro, Charles Grodin 1988 Lake Mead NRA Nevada
Million Dollar Secret Tom Bosley, Jamie Alcroft 1987 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
Kill Nearly Mission n / a 1990 Lake Mead NRA Nevada
Modern Musketeer, A n / a 1917 Canyon de Chelly NM Arizona
Molly and Lawless John Vera Miles, Sam Elliott 1972 White Sands NM NM
Password gold of Montezuma n / a 1978 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
Mormon Conquest Al Adamson, Victor Adamson 1941 Zion NP Utah
Motorama n / a 1990 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
Mountain Men, The Charleton Heston, Brian Keith 1974 Grand Teton NP Wyoming
My father, my son n / a 1987 Fort Pulaski NM Georgia
My Life n / a 1993 NHC Illinois Waterway Numeracy
My Name is Nobody Henry Fonda, Terrance Hill 1973 White Sands NM NM
Mystery, Alaska Russell Crowe, Hank Azaria 1999 Banff NP AB
Natural Born Killers Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones 1993 NHC Illinois Waterway Numeracy
Justice Tim Thomerson, Deborah Shelton 1992 Hawaii Volcanoes NP HELLO
Neverending Story III n / a 1993 Mount Rushmore NMeM SD
New Eden Stephen Baldwin, Lisa Bonet 1994 White Sands NM NM
Starless Night n / a 1950 Carlsbad Caverns NP NM
Nightmare At Noon n / a 1984 Arches NP Utah
No Exit Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman 1987 National Capital Region Direct current
North n / a 1993 Mount Rushmore NMeM SD
North and South n / a 1985 Natchez Trace Parkway MISS
North by Northwest Cary Grant 1959 Mount Rushmore NMeM SD
Oasis, The Dori Brenner, Richard Cox (I) 1984 Death Valley NP California
The Possession Marlon Brando, Karl Malden 1961 Death Valley NP California
Outlaw Josey Wales, The Clint Eastwood 1975 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
Paquet, The Gene Hackman 1989 NHC Illinois Waterway Numeracy
Painted Desert, The Clark Gable, William Boyd 1931 Petrified Forest NP Arizona
Parallex series, Warren Beatty 1974 Lake Chelan NRA Washington
Drops of Paradise n / a 1916 Channel Islands NP California
Pelikan, The Denzel Washington, Julia Roberts 1993 National Capital Region Direct current
Pet Semetary Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne 1988 Acadia NP Maine
Peter Pan n / a 1924 Channel Islands NP California
Petrified Forest, The Humphry Bogart, Bette Davis 1936 Petrified Forest NP Arizona
North Drivers n / a 1982 Nahanni New Testament
Pioneer days in Indiana n / a 1981 Lincoln adolescence NMeM IN
Planet of the Apes Charleton Heston, Roddy McDowell 1967 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
Plaster Paris Tom Mix (or Hoot Gibson) 1930 Bryce Canyon NP Utah
Point of no return Bridget Fonda 1992 National Capital Region Direct current
Poltergeist II: The Other Side Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams 1986 Canyon de Chelly NM Arizona
Presideo, The Mark Harmon, Sean Connery 1988 Golden Gate NRA California
Private Lives Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery 1931 Glacier NP Montana
Professionals, The Burt Lancaster, Jack Palance 1966 Death Valley NP California
Protocol Goldie Hawn 1984 National Capital Region Direct current

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Monday, April 20, 2015

Pennsylvania National Parks

Is operated between 1834-1854, the first railway built in the Allegheny Mts. played a crucial role in the opening into the interior of the United States for trading and settlement.

This approach extends 2,158 miles of Mount Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia, about 14 states. § 229-mile Pennsylvania follows the peaks of the mountains east of the Alleghenies to the Susquehanna River and on the south by the Great Valley of the Appalachians to the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Discover the diversity of the Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network - a system of over 160 parks, refuges, museums, historic towns and waterways in the Bay watershed.

The river flows 41 miles through the Water Gap National Recreation Area, Delaware, provides opportunities for swimming, boating and fishing.

Follow a trail marked with stories about generous lumberjacks, miners, job security and rail. Browse Channels quiet roads, cycle paths and challenging rippling waters of Delaware and Lehigh Rivers.

This picturesque and historic preserved middle ground on both sides of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Delaware River relatively unchanged.

The oldest official residence of the President, German White House (Deshler-Morris House) twice immune George Washington.

The life and work of the American author are represented in a complex of three buildings where Poe lived from 1843-1844.

The only house once owned by Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife Mamie.

It reminds of the passengers and crew of Flight 93 that 11 September 2001 gave their lives to thwart a planned attack on the nation's capital.

The French and Indian War 3 July 1754 were led colonial troops of Colonel George Washington 22 years here in the battle defeated open.

Canned real estate Albert Gallatin, a Swiss immigrant and Finance (1801-1813) Jefferson and Madison administrations.

The greatest battle ever fought in the Western Hemisphere fought here 1 to 3 July 1863,. A Union victory

This National Historic Site contains the second oldest Swedish Church in the United States, founded in 1677.

One of the best examples of rural iron plantation from the 19th century. Includes a blast furnace, home of the ironmaster and auxiliary structures.

Located in central Philadelphia Park structures and locations with the American Revolution and the founding of the United States includes connected.

2,209 people died in Johnstown Flood of 1889 and Clara Barton successfully led the Red Cross in his first relief disaster.

The Lackawanna Valley Heritage with partners to develop web sites, programs and museums focus on the celebration of our vital role in the Industrial Revolution in the United States.

The largest river in the eastern United States, the Delaware River flows passing forests, farmland and cities, and also combines some of the most densely populated areas of America.

Hiking Adventures in seven northern states of the country National Scenic Trail scenic links, natural, historic and cultural sites in seven states.

Oil Region National Heritage Area, the first commercially successful oil well in the global oil and an heir to mittrÀgt industry, society and politics in northwestern Pennsylvania.

The way forward is a route that winds link 500 miles through the hills and valleys of the picturesque nine counties in southwestern Pennsylvania, the major sights and attractions.

Recognizes and celebrates the mix of history and entertainment along the Potomac River.

The Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area shows how a region in a sustainable and thunderous explosion of innovation, ambition and fire, forever changed America and its place in the world.

Schuylkill Heritage Area is home to the movements that shaped the nation, fueled its growth, and recovered his future. It was on the banks of the river and its tributaries as American born, industrial and environmental revolutions.

Interpret the history of the steam line, the 1850-1950 Main Railway Railroad and includes historic buildings, a built in 1865th

Life and Times of Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a military engineer and advocate of American and Polish freedom from the 18th century are celebrated here.

Stretching 73 miles along the border of New York and Pennsylvania, the longest river free flow of Northeast include Class I and II rapids and fast.

Winter Camping Continental Army (1777-1778) includes the central government, earthworks, monuments, markers and Washington.

Alabama National Parks

March 27, 1814, the "Horseshoe Bend" on the Tallapoosa River, the forces of Andrew Jackson broke the power of the Confederation of Indian Creek High.

Protect. The natural, scenic, cultural and recreational resources of the Little River Canyon in northern Alabama

Parallels Natchez Trace Parkway, which recalls the original Natchez Trace, an old road that began as a series of animal tracks and traces of Indians.

Shows an almost continuous archaeological record of human habitation since at least 7,000 BC to 1650 AD.

The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail was established by Congress in 1996 to commemorate the event, the people and the like in March 1965 in Alabama vote. The path is paragraph referred to as National Scenic road / All-American Road.

Travel to remember and commemorate the survival of the human Cherokee despite their forced removal from their land in the southeastern states in the 1830s you.

Moton Field retains the small airport in Alabama, which served as a training center in the Second World War in the Air Corps unit known as the Tuskegee Airmen in black. (No website.)

Booker T. Washington founded this school for African-Americans in 1881. The site contains information and George Washington Carver Museum.

Saturday, April 18, 2015

National Parks Michigan

The increase in the vast Lake Superior is an island that is just like any other National Park in isolation. Instead of visiting for a few hours, as some parks, visitors often stay for three or four days on Isle Royale.

It commemorates the first major copper mining in the United States and the oldest metal mining heritage of the Western Hemisphere, back of 7,000 years.

If you are interested in the history of automobiles and motor Cities National Heritage Area, the place to be. Visit the factory, founded in the Henry Ford and built the Model T to know the stories behind the creation of General Motors and DamilerChrysler.

Hiking Adventures in seven northern states of the country National Scenic Trail scenic links, natural, historic and cultural sites in seven states.

The first national lake comprises more than 40 miles off the coast from the beaches of Lake Superior sandstone cliffs, dunes, waterfalls, inside the earth, and abundant wildlife.

The different natural conditions of the eastern coast of Michigan are forests, beaches, dune formations and ancient glacial phenomena.

Florida National Parks

Area protects threatened the watershed ecosystem to South Florida and includes abundant subtropical flora and fauna.

Protect interdependent marine ecosystems, including mangrove shore of the Bay community, buttons and subtropical coral reef in the northern United States

To get 24 miles of undeveloped barrier island in the natural beach, marshes, dunes and lagoons habitat for a variety of wildlife, including many species of birds.

The oldest masonry fort in the United States by the Spanish to protect San AgustĂ­n, was launched in 1672 the first permanent settlement of Europeans in America

Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto reminded that landed on the southwest coast of Florida in 1539.

The group of seven islands Park Fort Jefferson, the largest fortress of all masonry in the Western Hemisphere, a bird sanctuary and abundant marine life.

The largest subtropical wilderness in the United States includes extensive areas of fresh and salt water, meadows, swamps and mangroves.

Two centuries of French and Spanish colonial rivalry in North America began here with the establishment of a branch of French Huguenots in 1564th

Built in 1740-1742, the Spanish fort was responsible Augustine warning of the approach of the British enemy or another from the south.

Located in Florida and Mississippi, the islands have beaches, historic forts and nature trails.

Estuarine conserves natural resources and historic and prehistoric sites on smaller rivers north Florida Saint Johns Nassau.

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Day of; The true origin of the President & # 039

Unnoticed for some, the celebration of the American president. Local newspapers splashed ads for "Presidents Day sales!" And many are getting the day. But have you ever think about this important day of recognition?

History

Presidents Day is (for some) to honor all US presidents, but most importantly George Washington and Abraham Lincoln

, According to the Gregorian calendar "New Style" is more commonly used today was George Washington born on February 22, 1732. However, according to the Julian calendar "old style", which was used in England to 1752, the date of Birth 11 February. Back in the 1790s, Americans were divided - some celebrated his birthday on February 11 and February 22 something.

When Abraham Lincoln was president and helped redesign of our country, believed one must also have a special day of recognition. The difficulty is that Lincoln's birthday fell on 12 February. Prior to 1968, it has two presidential birthday so close together that seem not to disturb anyone. February 22 was a federal holiday in honor of the birthday of George Washington on February 12 was observed observed as a public holiday in honor of the birthday of Abraham Lincoln.

In 1968, things changed when the 90th Congress was determined to create a uniform federal holiday on Monday system. They agreed to spend three existing

Holidays (including Presidents Day) until Monday. The law came in 1971, becoming Presidents Day holiday in the third Monday in February changed. But not all Americans were happy with the new law. There was some concern that Washington had his identity since the third Monday in February never lost on his actual birthday falls. There was also an attempt to change the name of the party "Presidents Day", but the idea did not go anywhere, because some believed that not all presidents deserve special recognition.

Even if Congress had a uniform federal holiday, no single security agreements between countries is domiciled. Some states, such as California, Idaho, Tennessee and Texas decided to retain the title federal holiday and renaming of the national holiday "President's Day". From that moment on, the term "Presidents Day" is has become a marketing phenomenon, advertisers have tried to capitalize on the opportunity for three days or a week of sales.

In 1999, bills were in the House of Representatives (HR 1363) and Senate introduced (S-978) to indicate that that "officially" called the holiday called Presidents Day time with a new name. Both bills died in committee.

Today, President's Day has been well received and celebrated. Some communities still watch the holiday with Washington and Lincoln, and many parks director has reconstructions and parades in his honor. The National Park Service also has a number of historical sites and monuments to honor the lives of the two presidents and other important leaders.

Where Visit

The George Washington Birthplace National Monument VA, is an annual celebration of the anniversary of the day the President and her actual birthday. Visitors can special colonial activities during the day enjoying performed. Mount Vernon (now part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway) also honors George Washington with a weekend birthday celebration and an annual fee of days (the third Monday in February).

Business activities, are to remember the birthday of Abraham Lincoln January wreath at the ceremony 12 Birthplace National Historic Site KY Abraham Lincoln; Lincoln Day celebrated every year on the nearest Sunday, February 12 at the Lincoln Memorial in youth; Birthday and special programs in the historic Lincoln Home National in IL. Each year, special events will be added, so be sure to check schedules before traveling Park.

The National Park Service administers a number of sites that commemorate the other former presidents, including John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses Grant, James Garfield, Teddy Roosevelt, William Taft, Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. Visit for a fun to visit places like Mount Rushmore inspiration or military parks such as Gettysburg.

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Ohio National Parks

Unlike vast desert, this national park is full of peace and long-haul routes, wooded hills and tranquil marsh is booming with beavers and herons.

This page is a tribute to the memory of David Berger, an American citizen who was killed by a 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany.

Reserves the heritage of the area of aviation with Wilbur and Orville Wright connected and honors the life and work of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, a friend of the Wright brothers.

This National Historic Site preserves the role and history of the First Ladies and other notable women in American history.

Canned hills, large ground and finely crafted objects Hopewell (200 BC to 500 AD).

Retains title with the 20th President of the United States, March 4, 1881 served until his death, September 19, 1881, respectively.

Hiking Adventures in seven northern states of the country National Scenic Trail scenic links, natural, historic and cultural sites in seven states.

Home of the Wright Brothers, as the birthplace of aviation, area of Dayton, OH known today recognized as National Aviation Heritage Reserve in honor of the direction of the region in aviation history of our nation.

Commodore Oliver H. Perry won the greatest war of 1812 naval battle on Lake Erie. Perry memorial was built on South Bass Iceland, 1912-1915.

The only person who as a chairman (1909-1913) and Chief Justice of the United States was born to serve (1921-1930) and raised in this house again.

Friday, April 10, 2015

The route and time unit ...

The following table contains information about routes and approximate driving time from Albuquerque, New Mexico to selected US National Parks.

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Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Visit Top National Parks in the summer

It is a favorite season for many who are known for their holiday and good weather. It is a time for families to gather to plan for friends to road trips, and for couples looking to escape on a romantic getaway. This is when the flowers are in full bloom, the birds are singing and the sun shines. Yes, it is summer really about.

How you can take advantage of a wonderful season? Get outside

of course! And how would it happens that the country has hundreds of national and state parks, which show the beauty of nature. You can go almost anywhere and have a good time, but if you are looking for places that are looking for a unique and exciting journey in the summer months, be sure to make the most of this National Park.

Oklahoma National Parks

After the Chickasaw Indian Nation named the first national park in the state of Oklahoma is highlighted by a number of springs, streams and lakes.

I remember 19 April 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, which led to the deaths of 168 people.

Take a tour of western Missouri and Santa Fe National Historic Trail in Santa Fe. You will be delivered adventure and evidence of past travelers to find it before you made this extraordinary journey!

Travel to remember and commemorate the survival of the human Cherokee despite their forced removal from their land in the southeastern states in the 1830s you.

Protects and interprets the site of the village in the south of Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle peace that was attacked by the US 7th Cavalry under Lt. Col. George A. Custer 1868th

Monday, April 6, 2015

Driving Distance difficult Denver, ...

The following table contains information about routes and approximate driving time from Denver, CO, selected US National Parks.

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Movies filmed in National Parks - Alphabetical ...

Movies filmed in National Park

Have you ever seen a movie and thought scenery was beautiful, and wondered where the place was? He is a good chance that the landscape is in a national park. 1910 "The Immortal Alamo," the filmmakers in the national parks, year after year, to capture wide landscapes for their productions. Look at the alphabetical list. You will find some of your favorite films, you know, when this beautiful landscape, and hopefully will encourage you to go for a visit.

Much of the following information is provided by the National Park Service. Click on a letter to see a particular section of the table.

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Film and production title Throw Away Year NPS website Condition
Kid Colter n / a 1984 Olympic NP Washington
Kill Me Again Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley 1989 Lake Mead NRA Nevada
King Solomon's Mines Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr 1950 Carlsbad Caverns NP NM
King Solomon's Mines Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr 1950 Death Valley NP California
Gentlemen n / a 1992 Arches NP Utah
Lakota Woman n / a 1993 Mount Rushmore NMeM SD
Girl Elizabeth Taylor 1945 Lake Chelan NRA Washington
Last Cheyenne Tom Berenger, Barbara Hershey 1995 Banff NP AB
Last Cheyenne Tom Berenger, Barbara Hershey 1995 Yoho NP B.C
The Last of the Mohicans Daniel Day Lewis 1991 Blue Ridge Parkway North Carolina
The Last of the Mohicans n / a 1977 Pipe Spring NM Arizona
The Last of the Mohicans Daniel Day Lewis 1991 Yosemite NP California
Last Reiter, The Erik Estrada, William Smith Nineteen ninety Lake Mead NRA Nevada
Ultimate Warrior, The Yakima Canutt 1920 Bighorn Canyon NRA Montana
Law and Jake Wade, The Richard Widmark, Robert Taylor 1957 Death Valley NP California
Let's Get Harry Robert Duvall, Mark Harmon 1986 NHC Illinois Waterway Numeracy
Freedom! The American Revolution n / a 1997 PSN colonial Virginia
Like Father Like Son Dudley Moore, Kirk Cameron 1987 Joshua Tree National Park California
Lincoln n / a 1992 Lincoln adolescence NMeM FROM NOW
Lincoln delivered his land and people n / a 1983 Lincoln adolescence NMeM FROM NOW
Lincoln Youth in Indiana n / a 1983 Lincoln adolescence NMeM FROM NOW
Lincoln: A Self-Portrait n / a Nineteen ninety Lincoln adolescence NMeM FROM NOW
Lively Set, The Darren James, Doug McClure 1964 Death Valley NP California
Living History n / a 1987 Lincoln adolescence NMeM FROM NOW
Long, long trailer, The Lucille Ball 1954 Yosemite NP California
Longtime Companion Bruce Davison Nineteen ninety Fire Iceland NS New York
Lost Horizon n / a 1970 Lake Chelan NRA Washington
Aimes- Giulio Base, Gianmarco Tognazzi 1997 White Sands NM NM
Lucky Luke n / a 1991 White Sands NM NM
Mackenna Gold Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif 1967 Canyon de Chelly NM Arizona
Mackenna Gold Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif 1967 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
Male and female Gloria Swanson 1919 Channel Islands NP California
The man on the earth, the fur David Bowie 1975 White Sands NM NM
The man, the king, his Sean Connery, Michael Caine 1974 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
The Man with One Red Shoe, The Tom Hanks 1985 National Capital Region Direct current
Manson n / a 1972 Death Valley NP California
Matewan Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones 1987 New River Gorge NR WV
Dissident n / a 1993 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
Dissident n / a 1993 Yosemite NP California
Medicine Man, The n / a 1929 Carlsbad Caverns NP NM
Meet the Deedles Paul Walker, Steve Van Wormer 1998 Yellowstone National Park Wyoming
Men Do not Leave Jessica Lange 1988 NHC Illinois Waterway Numeracy
Messenger of Death Charles Bronson 1988 Colorado NM Colorado
Midnight Run Robert DeNiro, Charles Grodin 1988 Lake Mead NRA Nevada
Million Dollar Secret Tom Bosley, Jamie Alcroft 1987 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
Kill Nearly Mission n / a Nineteen ninety Lake Mead NRA Nevada
Modern Musketeer, A n / a 1917 Canyon de Chelly NM Arizona
Molly and Lawless John Vera Miles, Sam Elliott 1972 White Sands NM NM
Password gold of Montezuma n / a 1978 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
Mormon Conquest Al Adamson, Victor Adamson 1941 Zion NP Utah
Motorama n / a Nineteen ninety Glen Canyon NRA Utah
Mountain Men, The Charleton Heston, Brian Keith 1974 Grand Teton NP Wyoming
My father, my son n / a 1987 Fort Pulaski NM Georgia
My Life n / a 1993 NHC Illinois Waterway Numeracy
My Name is Nobody Henry Fonda, Terrance Hill 1973 White Sands NM NM
Mystery, Alaska Russell Crowe, Hank Azaria 1999 Banff NP AB
Natural Born Killers Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones 1993 NHC Illinois Waterway Numeracy
Justice Tim Thomerson, Deborah Shelton 1992 Hawaii Volcanoes NP HELLO
Neverending Story III n / a 1993 Mount Rushmore NMeM SD
New Eden Stephen Baldwin, Lisa Bonet 1994 White Sands NM NM
Starless Night n / a 1950 Carlsbad Caverns NP NM
Nightmare At Noon n / a 1984 Arches NP Utah
No Way Out Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman 1987 National Capital Region Direct current
North n / a 1993 Mount Rushmore NMeM SD
North and South n / a 1985 Natchez Trace Parkway MS
North by Northwest Cary Grant 1959 Mount Rushmore NMeM SD
Oasis, The Dori Brenner, Richard Cox (I) 1984 Death Valley NP California
The Possession Marlon Brando, Karl Malden 1961 Death Valley NP California
Outlaw Josey Wales, The Clint Eastwood 1975 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
Paquet, The Gene Hackman 1989 NHC Illinois Waterway Numeracy
Painted Desert, The Clark Gable, William Boyd 1931 Petrified Forest NP Arizona
Parallex series, Warren Beatty 1974 Lake Chelan NRA Washington
Drops of Paradise n / a 1916 Channel Islands NP California
Pelikan, The Denzel Washington, Julia Roberts 1993 National Capital Region Direct current
Pet Semetary Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne 1988 Acadia NP Maine
Peter Pan n / a 1924 Channel Islands NP California
Petrified Forest, The Humphry Bogart, Bette Davis 1936 Petrified Forest NP Arizona
North Drivers n / a 1982 Nahanni New Testament
Pioneer days in Indiana n / a 1981 Lincoln adolescence NMeM FROM NOW
Planet of the Apes Charleton Heston, Roddy McDowell 1967 Glen Canyon NRA Utah
Plaster Paris Tom Mix (or Hoot Gibson) 1930 Bryce Canyon NP Utah
Point of no return Bridget Fonda 1992 National Capital Region Direct current
Poltergeist II: The Other Side Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams 1986 Canyon de Chelly NM Arizona
Presideo, The Mark Harmon, Sean Connery 1988 Golden Gate NRA California
Private Lives Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery 1931 Glacier NP Montana
Professionals, The Burt Lancaster, Jack Palance 1966 Death Valley NP California
Protocol Goldie Hawn 1984 National Capital Region Direct current

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Saturday, April 4, 2015

Top National Parks for weddings

Shenandoah National Park offers a cozy atmosphere, full of chestnut paneling, fireplaces and oak flooring and outdoor stages with a mountain backdrop. The park is dedicated to weddings up to 100 people or less, with a ceremonial room, full-service restaurants, and more. Guests will have no problem enjoying the beauty of the natural environment as well as activities such as hiking, horseback riding have

Horse riding and beautiful things for kids to do.

The park requires payment of $ 150 with their application for a special use permit.

Top Five Dog Friendly National Parks

If you live on the East Coast to bring even closer to the best National Park for your dog. For the little ones who can not get enough from the outside, Acadia National Park has it all.

Much time is spent on Mount Desert Iceland with dog in all ways - 45 miles from rustic routes to be exact. Stone paths and one-sided stone bridges offer new places to sniff and explore.

If your

Dog is a wanderer find the path that leads cliffs to the ocean otter. Enjoy breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean and exploration hiking Cadillac Mountain. For a shorter trip, try to Jordan Pond Nature Trail equipped for a mile-long loop with stunning views, this time from the glaciers and lakes.

Please note that no dogs are allowed in the beaches, but there are many ways in which the way of Big Boss, to the beaches. You and your dog has it all with accessible routes, forest walks and trails in the ocean at Acadia University.

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Route and Phoenix hard time ...

The following table contains information about driving distances and estimated driving time from Phoenix, AZ, selected US National Parks.


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National Park Passes - Read more ...

Canadian Parks Pass

Parks Canada offers three different passages to discover the visitor and enjoy the natural and historical wonders of Canada. National Parks of Canada annual subscription provides unlimited access to 27 national parks of Canada allow. Visitors can 78 National Historic Sites of Canada by purchasing a National Historic Sites of Canada Annual Pass. And Discovery package includes two tickets for national parks and national historic sites of Canada, giving visitors access to large National System of Parks Canada. The three steps are for a period of 12 months from the month of purchase, so that, for example, a visitor pass until July 1 purchase would be able to pass aa of the following year to use the end of July. (So if you buy a pass at first, they get almost 13 months of use.)

Passes are not transferable and are for entry and not for other services or facilities of Parks Canada. Note that some of the national parks and national historic sites closed seasonally.

The following table provides a brief description of the three countries. Prices are in Canadian dollars and include all taxes, but services such as camping are not included in the price of passports.

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Handed over to the National Parks of Canada

Valid for one year from the date of purchase of 27 national parks in Canada.

Adults: $ 62.40
Senior: (65) $ 53.50
Youth (6-16) $ 31.70
Children: free
Family: $ 123.80

In each participating National Park in Canada.

National Historic Sites of Canada's

Valid for one year from the month of purchase of 78 national historic sites across Canada.

Adults: $ 48.50
Senior: (65) $ 41.60
Youth (6-16) $ 24.75
Children: free
Family: $ 98.05

In each National Historic Site of Canada participants.

Discovery package

Valid for one year from the date of purchase of 27 national parks and 78 national historic sites of Canada.

Adults: $ 77.25
Senior: (65) $ 66.35
Youth (6-16) $ 38.60
Children: free
Family: $ 155.50

In any member or National Park National Historic Site of Canada.

Park Passes US

Visitors travel to the national parks in the US, you can also various types of passes, including a cross-departmental Pass, managed recreational opportunities on public lands by five federal agencies order covers: National Park Service, US Fish and Wildlife Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation and the US Forest Service. Find out how to order here.