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A journey brought me to four volcanic national parks in one week, including two days of staring at one of the most spectacular lakes I’ve ever seen.

There are a lot of parks to visit across America, but one place I’ll surely be returning to is Kings Canyon. The campsite there was so great I checked three times to make sure I was in the right spot!

Yosemite is one of those parks that has such a reputation for splendor that it’s almost intimidating to enter. Just make sure you tuck in your passenger side mirror before you drive down to Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.

A recent trip found that “The Loneliest Road in America” wasn’t so lonely and one of the least-visited national parks was still pretty crowded. But both were still worth the trip!

A remote park straddling the Colorado-Utah border proves that “national monuments” can be every bit as good as “national parks,” except without the crowds.

A roadtrip to the desert southwest found one noisy campground near LA, one deserted campground along the border, and a unique radio DX’ing experience at an Arizona state park.

I’ve tried a lot of different tech over the years to balance my media hobby with traditional travel activities when I go on roadtrips. Here’s a look at what I use.

I’ve been watching Southern California on TV for my entire life, so when I finally visited for the first time, it felt like I had already been there. Mount Wilson provided some geeky fun.

A hot night in the sun forced this cold-climate Minnesota guy to take a vacation from his vacation. Days later, I found myself rushing around a landslide.