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 up into Zion valley fills my soul [...]
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 say I couldn’t spend a whole lot [...]
Does the thought of massive glaciers towering above you make you giddy with excitement? Glaciers are truly one of nature’s most mind blowing sights. All across the world there are epic glaciers to be found. Get inspired for your next glacier hike with our top [...]
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. Like all the national parks in the [...]
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 wildlife, Glacier truly has everything. Hikers, backpackers, [...]
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 skies and warm weather or it could [...]
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 made the long drive to Yoho and [...]
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 all the fame it gets. It’s one [...]
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 have and with the mountains come some [...]
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. […]
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 visiting Tuolumne Meadows or Yosemite Valley. Why [...]
