Valley Forge NHP: US National Memorial Arch — National Parks With T

Welcome back to National Parks and other public lands with T! The huge National Memorial Arch is in Valley Forge National Historical Park, which preserves the site of George Washington’s Continental Army’s winter encampment. From December 1777 to June 1778, the army camped, trained and suffered through a hard winter. The troops were decimated by… via … Continue reading Valley Forge NHP: US National Memorial Arch — National Parks With T

Dixie National Forest: Red Canyon Tunnels — National Parks With T

https://www.youtube.com/embed/VVJHsOGp5nQ? Welcome back to National Parks and other public lands with T! Dixie National Forest is the largest National Forest in Utah at over 2 million acres. We passed through it, and the Red Canyon Tunnels, on our way from Zion to Bryce Canyon. These tunnels, once called the ‘Gateway to Fairyland’ were carved through the… … Continue reading Dixie National Forest: Red Canyon Tunnels — National Parks With T

National Aquarium in Baltimore — National Parks With T

Welcome back to National Parks and other public lands with T! We visited the National Aquarium in 2013 and were greeted in the lobby by Margaret the Macaw. The aquarium recently put out a PSA on social distancing starring Margaret. She is apparently entertaining herself by strolling along the windows in the big empty building.… via … Continue reading National Aquarium in Baltimore — National Parks With T

National Natural Landmark: Pine Creek Gorge

Governors Island National Monument: Soissons Landing and Castle Williams

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Governors Island has over 200 years of history as a military outpost. It began as a colonial militia base in 1755 and defended the harbor entrance to New York City during The War of 1812. During the Civil War, Confederate prisoners were held here. In peacetime, it was a training ground and administrative base for first the US Army and then the Coast Guard.

I visited the island with a local community school with Mario as our tour guide. We boarded the ferry at the Battery Maritime Building in lower Manhattan and disembarked eight minutes later at Soissons Landing.