Archive for Category: "National Parks"
Travel Tip: Experiencing Volcanoes This Summer
Want to experience a volcano up close and personal this summer? Tons of study tours and driving routes promise exciting close encounters with one of nature’s most awesome phenomena. How about driving a route that’s all about volcanic sites? The Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway is a 500-mile route between California and Oregon. It connects 26 [...]
Travel Tip: National Park Lodging
Believe it or not, lodges inside the popular national parks are already starting to fill up for the summer. Here’s how you can still plan a great experience. Many lodges inside major national parks like the Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Glacier National Park are run by concessioners such as Xanterra and DNC. When you can, [...]
Travel Deals: Save on Summer Cruising, River Boating & More
Summer is just around the corner which means water buffs are getting ready to dive into the waves. Check out these water-themed vacations with savings on small-ship cruises, river boating, kayaking, and more. Book now for deals that extend into fall to experience everything from sailing America’s waterways to exploring remote glacial fjords. Maritime Voyages [...]
Daily Deal: Celebrate National Park Week with Discounted Trips
National Park Week is coming up April 20-28, 2013. In addition to activities all around the country, April 20 is National Junior Ranger Day, April 27 is Volunteer Day, and admission to all 401 units of the National Park Service will have free admission from April 22-26. Celebrate our national parks with deals on rafting, [...]
Travel Tip: Spring Flower Travel
It’s springtime, boys and girls, and you know what means…the flowers are in bloom. So while it might be a cliché to stop and smell the roses, this is exactly the time to do that. The big cherry blossom festival in Washington, D.C., is running through mid-April. Instead of just looking at the cherry blossoms, [...]
Travel Tip: National Park News
Did you hear the news? America has a new national park. Here’s the story behind that, and some other park news that you want to know. Pinnacles National Monument is now Pinnacles National Park, the 59th in America. And spring is one of the best times to visit when the wildflowers are in bloom around [...]
2013 Family Travel: Discover Dinosaurs in Utah
What kids don’t love dinosaurs? There’s an allure to those long-extinct creatures, some the size of small buildings, and others, like the raptors made famous in Jurassic Park, ferret-like and deadly. Recently, we sent David Latt to explore the new Natural History Museum in Salt Lake City and to check out the football field-sized bone [...]
Daily Deal: Zion Park Fall Foliage Savings
Can’t get enough of the Autumn’s colors? Then head on over to Zion Lodge in Zion Park, Utah. Now through November 30, Zion Lodge is offering discounted rates for its “Fall into Great Deals” promotion, featuring rooms up to 24 percent off. With temperatures generally in the mid-60s, the park presents a great opportunity to [...]
