Ultimate Guide to Zion National Park
I don’t like to pick favorites but if I had to pick my favorite National Park, Zion would be it. It truly is magical here and the energy I feel from the red rock mountains as I drive [...]
Yellowstone National Park One Day Itinerary: West to South Entrance
I have to be honest, Yellowstone is not one of my favorite national parks. While it has many different ecosystems, I’m a sharp, jagged mountain kinda gal and Yellowstone is a bit flat for me. That’s not to [...]
Best Day Hikes from Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park + Tips for Visiting
On our last visit to Rocky Mountain National Park we were on a mission to hike as many of the trails that start from Bear Lake as we could squeeze into our 48 hour visit to the park. [...]
5 Best Hikes in Glacier National Park: Easy, Moderate, and Strenuous Day Hikes
Every time we visit, we are amazed by how unique Glacier National Park is. Glacier truly is the closest you can get to the Alps in America. With ancient glaciers, huge, towering mountains, waterfalls, meadows, lakes, forests, and [...]
Tips for Camping in Glacier National Park
After our last trip in July 2018 to Glacier National Park, it may now be my favorite national park (Zion was before). It could be that we just happened to time it perfectly and were blessed with clear [...]
Canada National Parks Road Trip Itinerary
We are always searching out hikes we can do as a family to add adventure to our road trips. We’ve been wanting to travel to the famed national parks of Canada for years and this summer we finally [...]
The Best Day Hike in Yosemite (And Doesn’t Require A Permit)
Though I’ve traveled to more than 20 countries and hiked more than 400 miles of trails, I had no idea that one of the most amazing hikes in the world was in my home state. Yosemite deserves [...]
Southwest National Parks: A Road Trip of Canyons, Arches, & Hoodoos
When we headed out on our first southwest national parks road trip, I pictured all of Arizona and Utah as one big desert, but I was so wrong. It surprised me how many mountains these two states [...]
Washington State National Park Itinerary: For Foodies & Hikers
Updated in 2019: This Washington State itinerary is centered around food and forests as you make your way through it’s three beautiful national parks: Mount Rainer, North Cascades, and Olympic National Park. […]
Weekend Itinerary Yosemite: Visit Tuolumne Meadows To Escape the Crowds
When I originally planned all the places we would visit during our travels, Yosemite was never even on my radar. Even though it is one of the closest national parks to San Diego, I had no interest in [...]
