California State Parks List

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National Park Service Units

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park (Kentucky) Acadia National Park (Maine) Adams National Historical Park (Massachusetts) African Burial Ground National Monument (New York) Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (Nebraska) Alagnak Wild River (Alaska) Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument (Texas) Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (Pennsylvania) Amistad National Recreation Area (Texas) Andersonville National Historic Site … Read more

National Parks and Monuments

The United States has 63 (and counting) designated National Parks. I am fortunate enough to have visited 31 of them. In these pages, I offer some thoughts on many of the parks, particularly the ones in the Southwest that I visit often. National Parks Pages tmschultzeT.M. Schultze is a San Diego-based photographer, traveller, and writer. … Read more

Joshua Tree National Park

The lands that comprise Joshua Tree National Park are deeply beautiful, mysterious, misunderstood, and threatened. The park’s namesake isn’t actually a tree, it is actually a yucca plant. They are incredibly fragile. Humans are a threat to their existence, making Instagram influencers taking photos crawling all over them to be especially dangerous. A 20 foot … Read more

Ancestral Puebloans

If you spend anytime in the Southwest United States, you likely become aware of the Ancestral Puebloans who inhabited the area up until 900 years ago. The Ancestral Puebloans capture the wonder of modern travelers because of the wealth of evidence they left, and the fact that they seem to have disappeared.  The evidence is … Read more

East County Overlooks

This is a list of some of the Overlooks and Scenic Points I enjoy in East County (in San Diego County). Interstate 8 – Sweetwater River Vista Point This location is right off Interstate 8.  The circular part of the parking lot follows the old “Deadman’s Curve” on Old Highway 80 before the freeway was … Read more

Unprocessed Sunday (Old National Park Images)

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Since we are all staying at home, we all have the opportunity to do one thing we do not always get to.  Go through our Lightroom catalogs and process old National Park Images.

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National Monuments Visited

United States National Monuments are regulated by the Federal Antiquities Act. They are managed by a variety of organizations including the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and others. As of 03/20/2020, there are 128 National Monuments in the United States. I would like to visit all of them, so this is a running … Read more

Online Webcams

San Diego:  Ocean Beach Webcam San Diego County Monument Peak Webcam Yosemite:  Webcams Zion National Park:  Webcams Travel Pages tmschultzeT.M. Schultze is a San Diego-based photographer, traveller, and writer. He writes, photographs, and draws things of the outdoors that have inspired humans for thousands of years. He co-authored the Photographer’s Guide to Joshua Tree Park … Read more

US National Parks Left To Visit

I have 28 of the 63 US National Parks left to visit.  For the list of the National Parks I have visited, click here. Travel Pages tmschultzeT.M. Schultze is a San Diego-based photographer, traveller, and writer. He writes, photographs, and draws things of the outdoors that have inspired humans for thousands of years. He co-authored … Read more