North and South Dakota are home to a total of three national parks. With summer time rapidly approaching, the parks offer one-of-a-kind amenities and beauty that simply can't be missed.
South Dakota has one wilderness campground in the middle of nowhere! NOTE: Beware of the Prairie Dogs! They are cute but they could be carrying the Black Death!
The first National Park in the United States to be dedicated celebrated a birthday to start the month of March. March 1st marked 150 years since the establishment of the most iconic of American National Parks: Yellowstone.
Recently, I stumbled on a meme with several disturbing ‘facts’ about the origin of Mount Rushmore, including that the Ku Klux Klan was a part of the project. Really?
President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 signed the act creating the National Park Service to leave natural and historic phenomenons “unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.”