Portal to Mark & Gail's Adventures
Two frontier forts, prairie towns, and a prairie storm! Staying in WaKeeney, Kansas, which sits right in the ecological transition zone of the Great Plains, where the lusher mixed-grass and tallgrass elements from the east fade into the arid shortgrass prairie and chalky limestone outcroppings of western Kansas. Thursday the […] The post More Kansas Prairie appeared first on Streaming to National…
On another Army Corp of Engineers Lake We stayed at Lake Kanopolis State Park, near Marquette, Kansas, where it was/is seriously HOT. It was ~105o when we arrived about 2:00 on Sunday and hit 109o before heading back down. Monday & Tuesday topped out at 106o and 104o. Upon arrival, […] The post Sheltering from the Heat in Kansas appeared first on Streaming to National Park Sites .
Camping on Lake Melvern at Eisenhower State Park Where we had a relaxing day hanging out on the lake, only mid 80’s with a breeze, after an exciting night. We woke to a thunderstorm and windstorm at 4:00 am and had to go out to bring in all the awnings. […] The post Welcome to Kansas appeared first on Streaming to National Park Sites .
The Ozarks cover southern Missouri, northern Arkansas, northeast Oklahoma, and southeast Kansas. We were last in the Ozarks in Arkansas in Oct / Nov 2024. The Ozarks are made of high hills, old rock, thick forests, and deep river valleys. Famous for clear lakes, fast streams, and big underground caves. […] The post Ozarks of Missouri appeared first on Streaming to National Park Sites .
One stop, one day, multiple site visits We planned to “simply” visit our last Indiana National Park Site in Vincennes. HOWEVER, when we checked in at Apple Hill Orchard (camped in their parking lot, by the orchard), our host gave us information on Vincennes, and we decided that we had […] The post One Stop Indiana appeared first on Streaming to National Park Sites .
One camping stop, one visit site! We stayed in Buckeye Lake for 4 nights, which gave us time to recuperate from the last 2 weeks! The middle day we drove ~160 miles round trip to Chillecothe (Ohio’s 1st capital, apparently) to… Visit 1 new National Park Site: Off for Indiana […] The post One Stop Ohio appeared first on Streaming to National Park Sites .
Wrapping up our time around DC After our day off, we spent 3 more days visiting more new NPS Sites and a new MLB Park before heading west. Visits to 4 new National Park Sites: Friday was a very eclectic NPS visit day, across Maryland, DC, and Virginia. It was […] The post Greater DC National Parks-Part 2 appeared first on Streaming to National Park Sites .
SO MANY TO SEE!!! The first 3 days post-convention, we spent a majority of our time visiting National Park Sites, new & repeats, “counted” & only affiliated. Then we took a day off. DC Mall Visits to 4 (5) new National Park Sites and 8 (9) repeats: Monday, we drove […] The post Greater DC National Parks-Part 1 appeared first on Streaming to National Park Sites .
Our 2nd NPTC Convention We joined the National Parks Travelers Club (NPTC) in 2018 and attended our 1st convention that summer in New Bedford, MA. This was the 1st one since then that fit into our schedule. We checked into the Hilton Garden Inn Waldorf, Maryland on Wednesday afternoon. Then, […] The post 24th Annual NPTC Convention! appeared first on Streaming to National Park Sites .
Family, Friends, US 250, and a Mini-Vacation Over the last 2 weeks, Lizzy spent 12 nights in Sturbridge, MA and 2 nights in Susquehanna State Park, MD. Much of that time we were visiting with family and friends in Massachusetts and Maryland, including weekend US 250 Celebrations at Gail’s family […] The post Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland appeared first on Streaming to National Park Sites .