My Itchy Travel Feet | The Baby Boomer's Guide To Travel

Saturday’s scene: Celebrating at St. Mary Lake

March 13, 2010

While on a photography workshop with Marc Adamus, Alan captured this fall scene at St Mary Lake in Glacier National Park. There’s sure to be celebrating going on at the lake in 2010 when Glacier celebrates its centennial year as a national park.

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Tips for Photographing our National Parks

July 15, 2009

Another free National Parks weekend is coming up, July 18-19, 2009. It got me to thinking about all the photogenic sites available to baby boomer travelers. Pick up a travel book or guide that discusses the National Parks, even the AAA books, and you’ll find advice on where to be in order to snap that [...]

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Fee-free Weekend in U.S. National Parks

June 19, 2009

Did you know that entry fees have been waived this weekend (June 20 – 21, 2009) to the more than 100 U.S. National Parks and Monuments that usually charge a fee? Plus many of the National Parks’ partners are offering specials and discounts. How can a baby boomer traveler resist?
Some of my fondest travel memories [...]

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Discovering Canyonlands National Park

April 16, 2009

Canyons, mesas, two rivers, deep gorges — baby boomers won’t know where to look first at Canyonlands National Park. Four distinct areas, Island in the Sky, Needles, Maze and the rivers, both the Colorado and the Green, provide adventure combined with photographic opportunities galore. Situated in Southeastern Utah on the high desert of the Colorado [...]

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Hiking the North Rim at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

February 5, 2009

Are you a baby boomer who likes off-the-beaten-path adventure? Does a rugged, less-crowded National Park experience sound appealing? Have you visited Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park? Well, you should.
When Alan and I traveled to the North Rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison near Crawford, Colorado, we found isolation, natural beauty and [...]

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Peeking through nature's window at Arches National Park

December 29, 2008

At Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, baby boomer travelers will discover 2,000 sandstone arches, the world’s largest concentration of nature’s bridge-building handiwork. Paved roads lead to various parking areas where 10-minute walks end at stone formations or arches with names like Balancing Rock, North and South Window or Skyline Arch. Visited at sunrise or [...]

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