I've read about petrified wood but hadn't seen any.  Ditto for Scott.  When we saw a sign for a petrified wood garden just outside the Badlands, our thought was, "Eh, why not?!"  It was $12 for the both of the...

What do you do in Maine just before the 4th of July?  Go strawberry picking.  After having been in California, I get that this may not seem as exciting to our west coast brothers and sisters.  Out there fruit seems...

Well.. this place sucks. I'm just kidding.  It's not one of our most famous, most visited, most loved national parks for no reason. I hadn't been planning to do anything really special for our visit.  Usually, we just show up,...