One summer day, Jack and Janet, brother and sister, were happily playing soccer in their front yard. Then Jack accidentally kicked the ball wide. It shot past Janet, into the street. Janet ran through the yard and across the sidewalk, to retrieve the ball that bounced towards the opposite sidewalk. Then Janet remembered to …
Yellowstone was made as national park in March of 1872. Yellowstone is mainly located in Wyoming though parts of the park are in Montana and Idaho. The park is widely known for the geothermal activity and the wildlife that use the park as their homes. Yellowstone Park is made up approximately 80% forest and …
Covered Bridges first appeared in the U.S. around 1805, but the history of these monuments to another age date back thousands of years to China. Covered bridges had also existed in Europe since medieval times and there were once hundreds of them in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. But it’s in America, in the Northeastern …
The Great Smoky Mountains in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina are two of the biggest tourist draws in the southern United States. This majestic area is considered to be a part of the Appalachian Mountains, which run from central Alabama all the way to Canada. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is two …
Congratulations on taking the plunge and renting a 4X4 for an awesome off-road African adventure! As a newbie to the wonderful world of 4-wheel drive, you’ll fall into one of two camps — those who think they know it all already, and those who are totally terrified and have no idea how to handle …
The International Dark Sky Park Association has designated a total of 69 Dark Sky Parks in the United States. Dark Sky Parks are committed to preserving the night sky by using a sky-quality meter to determine whether a park has too much light from ambient towns, and through street lighting and lighting paths and …