National Parks Archives - John Atkinson

Saguaros in the Sun -Saguaro National Park

July 10, 2023 No Comments

The last time I saw a Saguaro, I was 12, about to be 13. We did this trip from Texas, where we lived , to California. Why? no idea. Ben and Sonya weren’t the sharing type in those days. On that Trip (and it was). We passed through Arizona stopping at Meteor Crater, Painted Desert and Petrified Forest. Surprising. Daddy wasn’t so much the “stop and look” type of guy in my experience. I saw saguaros for the first time as we rolled along. They waved. I waved back…

Hiking to Fort Bowie through Apache Pass

June 17, 2023 No Comments

Fort Bowie was established as a post following the battle of Apache pass in 1862. The Battle of Apache Pass took place over two days, from July 15 to 16, 1862, during the American Civil War. It was the largest conflict between the United States and the Apache Indians.

Hanging out in the VOG

February 13, 2023 No Comments

And here’s a tale of a voggy afternoon at Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island Of Hawai’i at the tail end of the November 2022 Kilauea eruption.

Gateway Arch National Park

October 29, 2021 1 Comment

Visited the Gateway Arch National Park on the way south. This was also my first time in St Louis, Missouri., and didn’t get to do any part of SL but that. And it was awesome.