We have been visiting national park sites since our very first trip together in 2009. Our love for the National Park Service is deep and often fuels our US travels. Though not all are represented on the blog, we’ve visited approximately half of the NPS units.
Located “up North” in Michigan, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and Traverse City were easily a couple of our favorite stops on our trip through the Great Lakes. It didn’t hurt that…
Indiana is home to three National Parks sites: Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, George Rogers Clark National Historical Park and Indiana Dunes National Park. Despite the fact that the three parks are spread…
Located in northern Ohio between Cleveland and Akron, Cuyahoga Valley National Park is not your typical national park. There are no grand views or unique natural features as you’ll find at Yosemite…
From Pre-Columbian earthen mounds to the birthplace of human flight, the Ohio National Parks sites tell a unique story. It’s the story of the frontier and the struggle to hold it from…
Located at the mouth of the Mississippi River in Southern Louisiana, New Orleans is well-known for many things. It is a city with a rich and diverse history making it home to…
From pre-Columbian earthen mounds and antebellum plantations in the north to the swamps of Cajun country and birth of jazz in the south, Louisiana’s national parks have a lot to offer. We…
When we started planning our Bahamas cruise and realized that we’d have the opportunity to visit a national park, we were thrilled! The fact that the ship’s shore excursion to Lucayan National…
On my first road trip out West back in college, the Black Hills was my first stop. The original goal was to watch the fireworks at Mt. Rushmore on the 4th of…
It’s been a great 2018 for Our Wander-Filled Life. We experienced some amazing sites throughout the US and had brief jaunts to Mexico and Canada. From Jamestown to the Manhattan Project, from…
This article is gonna be a bit different from most of our other articles. We typically like to fit a ton of activities into a visit somewhere new. We like to make…
After recently spending weekends in both Memphis and Nashville, we were ready to slow down and get back to nature. For us, the best way to do that is to head to…
One of our favorite vacations and one of our consistent recommendations for others in terms of travel is an Alaskan cruise. We have been on two Alaskan cruises, one in 2010 for our…
The best part of any national park trip is the variety that you’ll find. Not only will you see some of the most scenic landscapes in the country, but you’ll also typically…
One of the best and worst parts about exploring this country through the units of the National Park Service is going to out of the way places and seeing life in the…
Temperate rainforests. Glacier-topped mountains. Rugged coastline. Any one of these features makes an impressive landscape. Olympic National Park has them all. Here, in the vast Olympic wilderness you can take a gentle…
When you go to Washington State, there is one geologic landmark which dominates the skyline: Mt. Rainier. At 14,411 feet, Mt. Rainier is not only the tallest mountain in the Cascade Range,…
When most folks think of Washington, known as The Evergreen State, they visualize thick forests and snow-capped mountains. The peninsulas and islands of the state, like San Juan Island, are seemingly in…
There are plenty of places in the National Parks system which are so remote they require you to want to see them. These are the places that you will not stumble upon…
The newest of Washington’s three National Parks, North Cascades NP is a place of rugged spires, icy glaciers and scenic lakes. Celebrating its 50th anniversary as a National Park in 2018, North…
