In late May, we finally made it to Moab. As a Coloradian, Moab is like our neighbor's cool playground that everyone goes too. We spent 3 full days in Moab enjoying the National Parks and playing downtown. We barely scratched the surface of things to do in Moab, so be sure to research exactly what [...]
Category: National Parks
National Park Series | Wrap Up
I hope you've enjoyed revisiting my adventures to some of my favorite National Parks, I've encountered over the last few years, and surprisingly that's not ALL of them! Other parks I've visited and didn't write about: Carlesbad Caverns Grand Canyon Golden Gate Bridge/Fort Pointe Jewel Cave NM Mount Rushmore Badlands Gilla Cliff Dwellings Agate Fossil [...]
National Park Series | Pinnacles National Park | California
We found Pinnacles NP almost by accident, we were wanting to explore a new place while family was visiting. We were thrilled to find this little hidden treasure just off the California coast. We did a the Old Pinnacles Trail, to the Balconies Cave Trail then the Balconies cliff trail before meeting back up with [...]
National Park Series | Denali National Park | Alaska
In 2006, we went on an epic family vacation to Denali National Park in Central Alaska. It was one of the best National Park visits I have. There is so much to know about Denali, it's a 6 million acre park and preserve with one road, one entrance, and more exciting views than you'd ever [...]
National Park Series | Theodore Roosevelt National Park | North Dakota
We visited Theodore Roosevelt NP in 2013 as part of a 7 state road trip, some may have called us crazy for such an epic trip and since hindsight is 20\20 I would totally agree with them. Theodore Roosevelt NP has 2 parts, a North & a South unit. We spent a majority of our [...]
National Park Series | Lava Beds National Monument | California
I picked to include this park just after we visited which was a good idea at the time of scheduling this post but led to a very long post...so enjoy! Lava Beds NM is in North Eastern California, it's secluded and serene. It's been a National Monument since 1925, it's one of the earliest and [...]
National Park Series | Devils Tower National Monument | Wyoming
Travis & I visited Wyoming on a road trip in 2013, we headed out of Colorado towards Kansas, then up to Nebraska, South & North Dakota where we hit Theodore Roosevelt National Park, over to Montana where we did Little Bighorn Battlefield & Pompey's Pillar. On our way back to Colorado, we made sure to [...]
National Park Series | Redwoods National Park | California
While I love Yosemite being in my backyard, Redwoods NP maybe one of my favorite parks. Travis and I discovered this gorgeous park in 2014 after moving to California and immediatly signed up for a short 5K run at a State Park near the National Park areas, and basically these are jointly managed parks by [...]
National Park Series | Yosemite National Park | California
I started this series with Yosemite NP, because this park is literally in my backyard (if my backyard was all of Central California). When we first relocated to California, we were thrilled to be so close to Yosemite! Which is great except this is one of the most popular National Parks, so we tend to [...]
National Park Series | Introduction
It never crossed my mind to write about all the National Parks I've visited and I have one in my own backyard! As a kid my parents took me and my sister to see a lot of the parks in the Southwest of the United States, my husband and I have continued the tradition and [...]
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