National Parks, National Monuments, State Parks, and Recreation Areas
Our six week road trip out west ends with a visit to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, a nine day
Four months after fleeing the south rim to escape hordes of tourists, I went right back to hike to Phantom
Our first trip to Grand Canyon National Park was on vacation in October, 2019. Then we decided to visit the
Sometimes screwups work in your favor. After leaving Sequoia National Park we were scheduled for two nights at the Thompson
It’s hard not to draw comparisons between redwoods and sequoias, both the trees and the parks, having now seen both.
After leaving Yosemite National Park, we made a brief stop in Fresno for supplies and then headed to our Airbnb
After a punishing John Muir Trail hike the previous day, we decided to take it easy and confine our walks
After leaving Lassen Volcanic National Park we made a short stop in South Lake Tahoe before continuing to Yosemite National
Driving into Lassen Volcanic National Park for the first time brought two immediate thoughts to mind. First, maybe we shouldn’t
Upon arriving in Arcata, our base for the next several days, we stopped at Safeway to pick up some food
Redwood National and State Parks is a collection of four parks – Redwood National Park, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park,
After Crater Lake National Park we drove west to Coos Bay, our base for the next several days while exploring
In between the two days we spent in Crater Lake National Park, we explored several of the numerous waterfalls in
Our time in Oregon kicks off at Crater Lake National Park. We spent the night before in Klamath Falls, about
This fall we decided to stay closer to home, instead of traveling overseas, going on a six-week road trip to
Our summer road trip took us through Columbia, South Carolina, so we had to check out Congaree National Park. We
While in south Florida we took a short detour into Everglades National Park for half a day. It helped that
The Wave, an iconic sandstone feature, is located in the Coyote Buttes North section of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in
It snowed! First snow of the year in the upper elevations of Utah’s southern mountains. As we drove west across
After leaving Torrey and hiking the Lower Calf Creek Falls trail, we arrived at Best Western Ruby’s Inn in Bryce
We didn’t know much about Capitol Reef National Park before this trip, and we still don’t know much about it.
Most tourists heading to southeast Utah go to Moab, as the city is well known, trendy, and close to both
We met a lot of folks who were in Canyonlands National Park only because Arches National Park was closed. That’s
We arrived at Arches National Park at about 10:00 AM on Monday, only to see the following sign: “Park is
On the way to Utah we detoured to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, a bucket list item for Stephanie. And
If you missed our prior posts on Red Rock Canyon, Valley of Fire State Park, and Las Vegas or day
Death Valley National Park is one of the most strikingly beautiful places I’ve visited. We spent two and a half
We took a flight from Memphis to Las Vegas (with a six hour layover in Houston – thanks, United Airlines),