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Lassen National Park

Posted on: May 9, 2023July 1, 2023

My visiting friend Carrie is a National Parks aficionado. She has her park checklist, park passport to collect stamps, and love of the outdoors. She is very travel […]

National Parks / Road Trip

Yellowstone, Day 1: Southern Loop

Posted on: July 20, 2022November 20, 2022

The Western road trip continues! We were really lucky in that Yellowstone was fully opened by the time our travels came around. A large portion of park roads […]

National Parks / Road Trip

Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park

Posted on: July 19, 2022October 10, 2022

Our next outdoor adventure laid in Grand Teton National Park. Again, the weather was hotter than we anticipated but we couldn’t wait to see the mountains. I had […]

National Parks / Road Trip

Craters of the Moon and the EBR-1 Atomic Museum, ID

Posted on: July 18, 2022October 8, 2022

Road trip! We had a pretty major driving day ahead of us as we made our way from Stanley, ID to Grand Teton National Park. Decisions had to […]

National Parks / Road Trip

Day 4: Zion, Valley of Fire, Hoover Dam, Las Vegas, Home!

Posted on: June 16, 2022June 29, 2022

On the agenda for Day 4? A long drive home! But I had a few stops planned along the way. I didn’t wake up at dawn, but pretty […]

National Parks / Road Trip

Day 3: Bryce Sunrise, Red Canyon, Zion Observation Point

Posted on: June 15, 2022June 23, 2022

I decided to wake up for another sunrise. It was cold but worth it! After doing some pre-reading, I decided to check out Inspiration Point rather than Sunrise […]

National Parks / Road Trip

Day 2: Grand Canyon Sunrise, Bryce Sunset

Posted on: June 14, 2022June 23, 2022

Oh my gosh! This trip has been amazing and already I’m a day behind so rather than rhapsodize how I’m typing this in Zion under a twilight sky […]

National Parks / Road Trip

Day 1: San Diego to Grand Canyon

Posted on: June 12, 2022June 23, 2022

This has been such a fun road trip! Since I’m traveling West to East for a mini-vacation rather than a long-distance move, I’ve taken some routes I’ve never […]

Day Trip / National Parks / San Diego / Sweet Sunshine

San Diego Day Trip: Cabrillo National Monument & Point Loma

Posted on: January 17, 2022

SMS and I had a Sunday Funday where we resolved to get off the couch and get outside on a gorgeous San Diego day. We decided to go […]

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