Big Bend
National Park. The Big Bend National Park is a wonderland of desert beauty that has something to offer everyone. Dubbed el despoblado, “the uninhabited land” by Spanish explorers, this area is harsh, dry, beautiful, and dangerous, but time seems to stand still in the silence of the Chisos Mountains or while floating down the [...]
. Western Kentucky is known as the land of a thousand sinkholes, with Mammoth National Park being at the center. This 53,000 acre wildlife preserve is just part of the huge forest that once spread over most of eastern and central North America. On the surface the land is beautiful rolling hills and tall trees, [...]
Rocky Mountain
National Park. Rocky Mountain National Park is a huge area that preserves the undeveloped wilderness of the Rocky Mountains. It contains about 265,000 acres (107,000 hectare) with only a few roads and no hotels, motels, shops, houses or commercial structures. There are hundreds of miles of hiking and horseback trails with many wilderness camping [...]
Mesa Verde, Colorado. Mesa Verde National Park contains the largest and most important archeological preserve of Native American culture in the USA. The Anasazi or “ancient ones” populated this area from 500 AD to 1300 AD. They originally occupied the tops of the mesas, which provided some natural protection from their enemies. As their culture [...]
Utah. The state of Utah is located in southwestern USA about 500 miles east of the California coast and just west of Colorado and the Rocky Mountains. It encompasses about 85,000 square miles and has a population of just two million. Salt Lake City with 160,000 inhabitants is the only major city in the state. [...]
. The name means “friend” in the Caddo Indian language and new friends are what you will find in the second largest state in the country. Texas usually evokes visions of the lonely cattleman, gun-toting cowboys and rough oilmen but there is far more diversity of people and land in this great state.
South Dakota. South Dakota is located in the northern part of the mid-western states. It lies about 250 miles south of the Canadian border surrounded by Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota. The state is bisected by the Missouri River running north to south.
South Carolina. Come to South Carolina for the climate, beaches, low prices, and golf. Stay to sample the hospitality and cuisine. American readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine rate Charleston in the top ten US travel destinations year after year.
New Mexico. New Mexico is located in the heart of the U.S. Southwest. It is situated along the Mexican border sandwiched between Texas and Arizona with Colorado to its north. It is a land of beautiful scenery and is the country of cowboys and Indians.
Hawaii. The Hawaiian Islands are located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean approximately 2,400 miles (4.000 km) southwest of California. You can go there only by airplane or boat. There are six major islands: Oahu, Maui, The Big Island of Hawaii, Kauai, Molokai and Lanai. Each island is unique and may feature live volcanoes, [...]