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.
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, however, are seemingly in another world. It…
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…
The rolling, undulating hills of eastern Washington state are home to more than just farms, apple orchards and vineyards. The region is also home to three diverse National Parks sites which tell…
We stood over the campfire on a cold, blustery summer morning, sipping on authentic cowboy coffee, listening to tales of the cowboy life and gazing at the mountains beyond. This is just…
Bonnie and I have been to Montana and Wyoming five times since we started dating in 2009. We truly love both states and have, on many occasions, thought about moving out here.…
Big Bend National Park is not small. In fact, at about 800,000 acres, it is slightly larger than Rhode Island. Additionally, Big Bend is located in the southwest corner of Texas, about…
It was shortly after lunch when we pulled off the pavement on to one of the dirt roads in Big Bend National Park. While the temperature was a balmy 71, we knew…
When we first started planning our visit to Big Bend National Park, I felt completely overwhelmed. To be fair, I suppose planning a first visit to most anywhere is overwhelming, but this…
