Tag: National Park

Inside the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York (2015)

August 22, 2015

📍: Home of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site “All that is within me cries out to go back to my home on the Hudson River” -FDR This quote captures FDR’s connection to Springwood, the estate that he loved & the place he considered home. The first US Presidential Library was started by FDR here. … More Inside the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York (2015)

National Cemetery, Andrew Johnson National Historical Site, Greeneville, Tennessee (2015)

May 21, 2015

📍: Andrew Johnson National Historic Site (NPS) When I die, I want no more winding sheet than that of the brave old flag…and no softer pillow than the Constitution of my country. -President Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson chose to be buried atop this hill, then known as “Signal Hill,” which he owned. His family members … More National Cemetery, Andrew Johnson National Historical Site, Greeneville, Tennessee (2015)

Inside Val-Kill, The Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York (2015)

May 3, 2015

📍: Val-Kill, Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site “The greatest thing I have learned is how good it is to come home again.” Eleanor Roosevelt This simple statement expresses her love for the modest house she called Val-Kill. The only National Historic Site dedicated to a first lady, Val-Kill welcomes visitors in the style of Mrs. … More Inside Val-Kill, The Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York (2015)

Top Cottage, Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York (2015)

April 26, 2015

📍: Top Cottage, Home of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site After a day of exploring as much of the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site as we could, I asked my husband if we could make the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site our next stop. Eleanor Roosevelt is someone I have adored because of her … More Top Cottage, Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York (2015)

Camping with Onyx in the White Mountain National Forest (2014)

June 22, 2014

The White Mountain National Forest is located in the mountains of western Maine and New Hampshire. One of the entry points to the area is through Gilead, Maine about 20 miles from where we live. I spent a lot of my childhood in this area because this is where my mom grew up. I didn’t … More Camping with Onyx in the White Mountain National Forest (2014)

Pu’ukohola Heiau National Historic Site, Island of Hawaii (2011)

October 18, 2011

📍: Pu’ukohola Heiau National Historic Site | Park Brochure “Endless is the good that I have given you to enjoy.” – Kamehameha I (May 8, 1819) “How many places in America can you walk in the footsteps of a king? Where else has a stranded sailor risen up to become a great chief over an … More Pu’ukohola Heiau National Historic Site, Island of Hawaii (2011)

Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park, Kailua-Kona, Island of Hawaii (2011)

October 18, 2011

📍: Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park, Island of Hawaii (2011) “Along the western coastline of the Island of Hawaiʻi lies the hot, rugged lava of Kaloko, Honokōhau. This seemingly barren and harsh landscape does not appear to be suitable for human existence, and yet, long before written history, the Hawaiian people built a thriving settlement upon this … More Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park, Kailua-Kona, Island of Hawaii (2011)

Thurston Lava Tube [Nahuku], Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Island of Hawaii (2011)

October 13, 2011

📍: Nāhuku Lava Tube | Hawaii Volcanoes National Park📍: Day Hike- Nāhuku (Thurston Lava Tube) | Hawaii Volcanoes NP “Walk through a verdant rainforest and listen for the calls of native birds before entering a 500-year old lava tube where a river of 2000 degree fahrenheit (1093° celsius) lava once flowed. Its Hawaiian name, Nāhuku, … More Thurston Lava Tube [Nahuku], Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Island of Hawaii (2011)

“My Last Visit with Bill” by Peter Stowell (2001)

September 15, 2001

Not only was this week a sad one for the world with the worst attack on America’s soil in its history; it became somewhat sadder for me as my brother Bill gave his life to cancer earlier today. He had been ill for a couple years and struggled valiantly against the disease that relentlessly pursued … More “My Last Visit with Bill” by Peter Stowell (2001)

William R. Stowell Takes a Trip to St. Augustine, Florida to Visit Friends & the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (1992)

December 1, 1992

I can’t wait to write about this Florida trip my Dad took to St. Augustine in 1992 but it won’t be as rich until I upload my own photos from Castillo de San Marcos National Monument. My father visited St. Augustine, Florida about six months after his son graduated from high school and I was … More William R. Stowell Takes a Trip to St. Augustine, Florida to Visit Friends & the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (1992)