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We've visited all of these at one time or another, unless noted otherwise.
Texas State Parks:
Daingerfield
Deep in the rolling hills and woods of East Texas - Still our alltime favorite
Davis Mountains
Beautiful park in the Davis Mountains. Lodge. Fort in nearby National Historical Site.
Inks Lake
Beautiful park, on the chain of lakes on the Colorado River. Golf
Lake Joe Pool - Cedar Hill
Just south of town. Rugged unpaved walking trails. Large
Lake Mineral Wells
Just West of Fort Worth, out where the mesas and cactus begin
Lake Ray
Roberts An hour
plus from the house. Nice beach and trails at both units. Horse
ranching country.
Lake Texoma
- Eisenhower Park An hour from home. Big lake, great
scenery.
Lost Maples
Isolated stand of Uvalde Bigtooth Maples West of San Antonio has fantastic color in the fall. Great
hiking in the canyons. Remote.
Lyndon B.
Johnson State Park Combined with a National Park at the ranch site near
Austin. The bus tour of the ranch is
worth the money!
Palo Duro
Canyon Just out
of Amarillo. Quite a site
Perdernales
Falls Nice hill
country park near LBJ ranch, Austin
Texas State
Railroad Ride
the train from Rusk to Palestine - No longer a State Park!
Tyler Also in the woods of East Texas
- smaller than Daingerfield
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National Parks, Historical
sites, Other parks, etc
Arches NP Largest collection of "natural
bridge" arches I've ever seen.
Banff
NP Canada Beautiful and a bargain. We enjoyed a 1999
vacation here!
Big Bend NP Unique desert park in the "big
bend" of the Rio Grande in southwest Texas. Love it.
Carlsbad Caverns NP Great cave I thought!
Fort Davis NHS Very good reconstruction of a Texas
Frontier fort. Close to State park.
Fort Point NHS At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge
this has to be one of the greatest views I've seen.
Glacier NP A beautiful mountain park in
northwestern Montana. Also check out Waterton which borders it on the North.
Grand Canyon NP So big it doesn't look real! A must see
for everyone.
Grand Teton NP Beautiful place near Jackson Hole,
Wyoming. We preferred it to Yellowstone.
Great Smokey Mountains NP In the beautiful Appalachian
mountains on the border of Tennessee and North Carolina.
Guadalupe Mountains NP Great hiking trails and
scenery. We were there when it first opened. Hope to get back
Hot Springs NP Both the downtown section preserving the
baths, and the camp ground are nice places to visit.
Jasper
NP Canada Site of some of the greatest mountain scenery I've ever seen! We
enjoyed a 1999 vacation here!
Kananaskis
Country Canada Beautiful mountain valley south of Canmore and Banff, just
west of Calgary.
Kootenay
NP Canada Western entrance to Banff
and Jasper National Parks. The drive through the canyon is beautiful.
Little
Bighorn Battlefield NM Site of Custer's Last Stand where the Indians won
one. Interesting.
Lyndon B. Johnson NHP Be sure and take the tour of
the ranch which leaves from the co-located state park.
Mesa Verde NP Very interesting site of cliff dwellers
in South Western Colorado.
Mount Rushmore NM Site of the mountain carvings
of the presidents. One of the best visitor centers I've seen in the US Parks.
Muir Woods NM Virgin redwoodest.
One of the most beautifull natural places I've ever seen. God must live here!
Rocky Mountain NP What a place to cross the great
divide! Beautiful.
San Antonio Missions NHP When you're in San Antonio plan
on spending an afternoon touring the missions.
San Juan NHS Site of El Morro and San Cristóbal
forts in Old San Juan Puerto Rico.
Shiloh NMP Site of a bloody battle during the war
between the states. Haven't visited it since I was a kid.
Tierra del Fuego NP Argentina Located at
"the end of the world"
just outside Usauaia, Argentina,
the southernmost city in the world. Unique to say the least.
Virgin Island NP Covers half of St John Island. Diverse,
hilly, and some of the prettiest beaches you can imagine.
Walnut Canyon NM Another cliff dwelling site with some
very interesting exhibits and ruins.
Waterton
Lakes NP
Canadian Park adjoining US Glacier NP. Unfortunately we didn't get there in '99,
but maybe next time.
White Sands NM Brilliant white gypsum sand
dunes as far as the eye can see.
Yellowstone NP A big and strange place! Takes at least
4 days to see just the attractions reachable by car.
Yoho
NP Canada Adjacent to Banff
and Jasper National Parks. Home of Emerald Lake, Natural Bridge, and Kicking
Horse pass.
Yosemite NP Famous California park.
We spent a couple of days there on our 2000 vacation.