In the desert of northeastern Arizona lies the Petrified Forest—a landscape where trees that once lived are preserved in stone, ancient wood turned to crystal. These trees, some over 100 feet long, buried by sediment and transformed by the power of God’s artistry, now glitter with quartz, amethyst, and jasper. …
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Big Views, Bigger God: A Grand Canyon Family Adventure
Have you ever seen something so big and beautiful that it took your breath away? That’s how you feel standing at the edge of the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon is one of the most amazing places in the whole U.S.A. This giant canyon stretches 277 miles long, 18 miles …
Desert Wonder: A Family Adventure in Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree National Park, located in southern California, is a stunning desert landscape where the Mojave and Colorado deserts meet. Famous for its twisted, spiky Joshua trees and towering rock formations, kids and adults alike will be amazed by God’s creativity. Once inhabited by Native American tribes like the Cahuilla …
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
by Sandra Merville Hart Over 250,000 people visit Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado every year. These sand dunes are the tallest in the United States. Unusual surroundings Unusual landscapes surround the impressive sand dunes. Guests find wetlands, snow-capped mountains, aspen forests, grasslands, and alpine lakes. They …
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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
by Sandra Merville Hart The 10,894 acres of Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in the Flint Hills of Kansas are almost all that’s left in the United States of tall grass prairies. Only 4% of prairie remains More than 400,000 square miles of prairie existed fifty years ago. Only 4% remain. …