Mark Newlon's Photos : Popular Photos : This is part of the Adobe Indian ruins at Petrified Forest National Park. Please, allow me a little rant here: If I petitioned to build a house on national parkland, even an attractive, tasteful one, I'd be laughed out of the office and the Bridge Club ladies would faint. Develop property in a national park? Perish the thought! Yet, if a house is sufficiently old (hundreds of years old in this case), the National Park Service builds access roads and people drive for miles around to see it, even if it's a crumbling ruin. I ask you, is this fair? I promise you, my house would look a lot nicer than this dump.

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Mark Newlon > Memphis, Tennessee

What could be more of a roadtrip destination than Graceland, Elvis Presley's lavish Memphis dwelling? I was actually quite surprised at how homey this place felt.

Mark Newlon > A pilgrimage to the Geographical Center of North America in Rugby, North Dakota yielded more questions than answers. For instance, what's the difference between "geographic" and "geographical"?

Mark Newlon > The West Acres Mall in Fargo, North Dakota, pays tribute to Fargo's favorite son, Roger Maris, who usurped Babe Ruth's long-standing single-season Major League home run record in 1961. A museum dedicated to Roger and his manifold accomplishments is located here. Visitors are free to peruse Maris artifacts at their leisure.

Mark Newlon > This is part of the Adobe Indian ruins at Petrified Forest National Park. Please, allow me a little rant here: If I petitioned to build a house on national parkland, even an attractive, tasteful one, I'd be laughed out of the office and the Bridge Club ladies would faint. Develop property in a national park? Perish the thought! Yet, if a house is sufficiently old (hundreds of years old in this case), the National Park Service builds access roads and people drive for miles around to see it, even if it's a crumbling ruin. I ask you, is this fair? I promise you, my house would look a lot nicer than this dump.

Mark Newlon > Horseshoe Bend, near Page, Arizona.

Mark Newlon > Goodland, Kansas

Pilgrims the world over flock to Goodland to pay homage to the World's Largest Easel, seen here displaying the World's Largest Van Gogh Replica.

Mark Newlon > Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

This is part of the Adobe Indian ruins at Petrified Forest National Park. Please, allow me a little rant here: If I petitioned to build a house on national parkland, even an attractive, tasteful one, I'd be laughed out of the office and the Bridge Club ladies would faint. Develop property in a national park? Perish the thought! Yet, if a house is sufficiently old (hundreds of years old in this case), the National Park Service builds access roads and people drive for miles around to see it, even if it's a crumbling ruin. I ask you, is this fair? I promise you, my house would look a lot nicer than this dump.