My Walkabout: Visiting Some of the Coolest Places in the US and Canada

I started off in my 12-year-old Prius with a camera and a bunch of worn but high-quality camping gear and a vague plan to see as many National Parks, friends, and Unusual Things as I could. I wound up driving 25,000 miles in 35 US states and 2 Canadian provinces and I visited and photographed 31 National Parks, 11 National Monuments, 1 National Seashore, 1 National Grassland, 2 National Memorials, 3 National Historic Sites, 2 National Parkways, 17 State Parks, 1 State Natural Reserve, 1 State Estuary, 1 State Wildlife Management Area, more than 6 National Forests, and 3 Provincial Parks in Canada. I went to at least 5 Indian Reservations, many city and county parks, bird sanctuaries, AND 38 other Cool Places and Activities that were worthy of photo albums but didn't fall into the above categories. This book contains the emails I sent home describing each place and links to the pictures I took everywhere I went. The variety and beauty are stunning.