by David Kroese | Dec 14, 2018 | On this date
The playwright Eugene O’Neil, winner of four Pulitzer Prizes and the 1936 Nobel Prize, left behind a striking testament to his unique character and working habits at the Tao House. This historical site is one of the ten least visited units in the National Park...
by David Kroese | Dec 14, 2018 | On this date
On my second visit at LBJ NHP, I couldn’t resist enjoying another pass through the jewel at this park, the Stonewall ranch, better known as the Texas White House. The Texas White House, called that in part because LBJ spent so much of his presidency there,...
by David Kroese | Dec 14, 2018 | On this date
Waco Mammoth represented the second new unit of the centennial trip to central and east Texas. My swing around the state covered 1,900 miles. The route is highlighted on the much abused state map below. Columbian mammoths like the ones discovered at Waco Mammoth NM...
by David Kroese | Dec 14, 2018 | On this date
The centennial visit to Big Thicket National preserve was my first. To economize time, I chose to hike in the unit nearest the visitor center, the Turkey Creek unit. After navigating the Kirby Nature Trail, some of the nearly 40 species of snakes indigenous to Big...
by David Kroese | Nov 22, 2018 | On this date
Sunday, November 13, 2016, Kareen and I visited our two local units, Pullman National Monument and Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Our short one-mile hike on this beautiful late fall day marked our last park visit together during the centennial, and my 358th NPS...
by David Kroese | Nov 6, 2018 | On this date
The 355th NPS unit I visited during the centennial is one of the most challenging to reach among the units in the contiguous United States. Gila Cliff Dwellings is tucked away in the Gila National Forest between the Mogollan Mountains to the west and the Continental...
