101 TRAVEL BITS

We recently had the chance to visit Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park (it's a mouthful). Originally a quarry for fossilized coral - also known as Key Largo limestone or keystone - the quarry provided stone for the Overseas Railway that once connected the mainland of Florida to Key West. When the railroad was completed in 1912, the quarry remained open and provided stone for buildings until the 1960s, including the stone for the St. Louis post office. The Visitor C

Time for an excerpt from our book, 101 Travel Bits: Glacier National Park. Today's excerpt is from the book's entry on Winter in the Park...

Time for an excerpt from our book, 101 Travel Bits: Everglades National Park. Today's excerpt is from the book's entry on the Anhinga Trail, one of the park's hiking trails. "Starting from the Royal Palm Visitor Center, the Anhinga Trail is an easy, 0.8 mile (1.3 km), wheelchair accessible trail that winds through a slough and a sawgrass marsh. The trail is probably the best place in the park to get an up-close view of wildlife like alligators, turtles, and birds; the trail

Time for an excerpt from our book, 101 Travel Bits: Everglades National Park. Today's excerpt is from the book's entry on Flamingo, a small community on the Gulf of Mexico. "Sitting at the southern end of the Main Road and the Wilderness Waterway, Flamingo was once a small town, but is now the southern headquarters of Everglades National Park. From Flamingo, visitors can take numerous hiking trails and paddling trails to explore the Everglades. First settled by people of Eu

Time for an excerpt from our book, 101 Travel Bits: Everglades National Park. Today's excerpt is from the book's entry on one of the many fish that make the park home - the lionfish. "There are many invasive species threatening Everglades National Park. The lionfish ( Pterois volitans ) is one of those species. Native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, it is thought lionfish were introduced to the Caribbean during the 1980s after being released by aquarium owners who no long

These five books will help you make the most of your trip up the Alaska Highway.

Are you looking for some books to read before you visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park? Check out these five books before you go!...

Time for another excerpt from our latest book, 101 Travel Bits: Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Today's excerpt is from the book's...

Today, we have an excerpt from our latest book, 101 Travel Bits: Theodore Roosevelt National Park, to share with you. Today's excerpt is...

If you haven't already heard, we have a new book out - 101 Travel Bits: Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Over the next few weeks, we'll...