Homestead, FL – Everglades National Park located in Southern Florida is comprised of 1,509,000 acres. From the NPS brochure: “This landscape is unlike any other—beautiful, mysterious, and wild. Here, tropical and temperate species flourish side-by-side in an... 
Key West, FL – This is one of the harder national parks to visit in the lower 48 states (I think Isle Royale in Michigan is harder, I’ll let you know in September). First, you have to get to Key West, which is not close to anything unless you happen to... 
Everglades, FL – A 15 mile bike ride through an alligator infested trail? Sign me up! Shark Valley is located in the central part of Everglades National Park, about 40 miles west of Miami. The main attraction is either hiking, biking or taking a tram around a 15... 
Fort Myers, FL – While staying at the Naples Motorcoach Resort, Karla saw an ad for Gulfcoast Slingshot Rental’s half day rental of something called a Polaris Slingshot, and figured it would be fun. The Polaris Slingshot is an odd hybrid between a car and... 
Vernal, UT – Straddling the Colorado/Utah border, Dinosaur National Monument has dinosaur fossils, petroglyphs, and wilderness. Vernal Utah is the closest town and gateway for visiting the monument. We visited Dinosaur National Monument in June 2013 from Vernal... 
Mesa, AZ – While we were visiting Mesa Arizona in the spring, we decided to take in a Cactus League Game. We were staying at the Monte Vista RV Resort. From the Cactus League website: “spring training baseball under the warm Arizona sun has been a... 
