101 TRAVEL BITS

It should go without saying that you should follow all posted rules while in the National Parks, but apparently, it does not go without saying. In September, two men walked onto the cone of Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park. Not only is this dangerous, it can d...

Soldiers during the Civil War, like soldiers throughout history, found food to be a very important part of life. During the Civil War, no one would consider the food the soldiers ate to be gourmet and foods soldiers ate regularly, like hardtack, are foods that few eat...

If you didn’t already know, last week we published 101 Travel Bits: Gettysburg.

In celebration of that, we’re going to give you a little taste of the book – here’s an excerpt, from the Bit about cannons on the battlefield.

Both the Union and Confederate Armies employed c...

For several decades, the Overseas Railway took visitors from the mainland of Florida to Key West. Today, the railroad is long gone, but there are many places along the road where you can see remnants of it, such as the old bridges. Here are three places where you can s...

A few months ago, we posted on Steamboat Geyser at Yellowstone National Park. Steamboat Geyser, the world's tallest active geyser, is not a geyser that erupts with any regularity. It can go decades without erupting. Earlier this year, however, Steamboat began erupting....

Before the construction of the Alaska Highway in 1942, Whitehorse was a relatively isolated, unincorporated town. It was not the largest town in the Yukon; that distinction belonged to Dawson City, the then-capital of the territory. With the construction of the Alaska...

If you visit Rocky Mountain National Park and drive the Trail Ridge Road, it is a rare day when you won’t experience a certain aspect of weather: wind. Even on beautiful summer days, the wind can tear across the alpine areas of the park, making an otherwise pleasant da...

Yellowstone National Park is a home to the Uinta Ground Squirrel, a small rodent resembling a prairie dog. If you are visiting Yellowstone, look for them at Mammoth Hot Springs, where you are likely to see them during early summer. Although small in size, the Uinta Gro...

Did you know there are two roads at Rocky Mountain that travel to the Alpine Visitor Center and the highest points in the park? The main road leading to the top of the park is the Trail Ridge Road. However, the first road that led to the top of the park - the Old Fall...