Glacier National Park [Photo Gallery]

I was at Glacier National Park last weekend with a friend. It takes about 8½ hours to get there from Seattle. Glacier is supposed to be a premier national park, though I have to say I was immensely underwhelmed. The park is nice, but it’s basically just some mountains and trees. This is nothing special …

John Day Fossil Beds [Photo Gallery]

The John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Eastern Oregon is a fantastic place to visit. John Day is one of the world’s richest sources of fossils. There are literally fossils everywhere. Before people started stealing them, you could easily find fossils. You can still find fossils throughout the monument, you just have to look a …

Seattle Gas Works Park [Photo Gallery]

Gas Works Park is an old gasification plant turned into city park on the North shore of Lake Union. It is the only remaining remnants of a coal gasification plant in the United States. The park has a beautiful view of downtown Seattle (including the Space Needle), the I-5 Ship Canal Bridge and the Aurora Bridge …