Old travels
Today I decided to look through some of the old books I have. Then I discovered one that I had forgotten about, Secrets Of The National Parks. It’s not exactly a book you would just pick up and read, it’s more of a guide. It gives you information on different national parks and lesser known places to visit within them. I have been to a couple of the places that the book covers, and I would have to say that it gives a pretty good overview of each location.
A few summers ago my family and I traveled to the southwest. While we were there we visited many of the national parks from the book. Some of those included Zion, Mesa Verde, Capitol Reef, and Arches. All of these places were beautiful and well worth the visit, however I think that my favorite national park was Zion. It is a nice combination of desert and forest. The area surrounding it is just empty, but once you enter, there is a lot to see. There are many trails that you can take depending on how many people you want to see. Obviously if you choose one of the main paths there is going to be a crowd. However, once you walk about a mile it tends to die off. When I went, we ended going about 2 miles into the narrows. The narrows is a hike that includes walking, wading and swimming.
I definitely think that if you plan on traveling to any of these places, you get this book. It’s pretty informative and provides you with many alternatives to the typical destinations.
That book sounds very interesting, Emma. It is definitely helpful to have so much good information in one place. The only question I have is about some of the locations. Is there any information on foreign national parks (France, Portugal, ect.)?
ReplyDeleteThis book seems to have a lot of great information. Though I have done a bit of traveling, I haven't been on the West Coast yet. I would love to visit some national parks in that area at some point in my life though. They seem to hold many beautiful sights, and I believe it would be a great experience.
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