The Yellowstone Act of 1872 created the world’s first national park. It withdrew more than 2 million acres from sale, settlement, or occupation to be “dedicated and set apart as a public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.” Unlike Yosemite, the bill put Yellowstone under federal control because ceding it […]
Things I learned in Iceland : Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in the world with only 332,000 residents and over 40,000 mi.² Even though its name implies the whole island is covered in ice, the Gulfstream actually provides a temperate climate. The climate in Iceland is much like the climate on the Alaskan […]
Flores Guatemala is a small island village on Lake Petén in the northern Petén region of thr country. We stayed there on our way back from Tikal. while I wouldn’t have set out to go there without a trip to Tikal, it is a cute little town with colorful buildings and great sunsets. The streets […]