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59 Parks: Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest National Park is located in Arizona. This park was not at all what I expected. I think because it's called "Forest"...
Jan 31, 2021


59 Parks: Arches
Arches National Park is located in the Moab area in Utah. I've now been to this park twice, both were very different experiences. In...
Jan 16, 2021


Fall Road Trip 2020
Taking a road trip at any time has its challenges, but taking a road trip during a pandemic is an entirely different beast. My bestie...
Jan 7, 2021


59 Parks: Great Sand Dunes
The Great Sand Dunes National Park is in the south west area of Colorado. This park is super cool to see and walk around in, but I did...
Dec 30, 2020


Ice Castles
In early January of 2020, we went to see the "ice castles" in Colorado. I'll admit, it was a bit of a let down, mainly because I was...
Dec 18, 2020


59 Parks: Olympic
Olympic National Park is in Washington State. This park is crazy gorgeous. It was also pretty packed with visitors when we were there in...
Dec 13, 2020


59 Parks: Canyonlands
Canyonlands National Park is located in Utah, just south of Moab. I've now been to Canyonlands twice, during different seasons and about...
Nov 23, 2020


59 Parks: Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt National Park is located in North Dakota. Prior to driving up to this park, I had never been to the state of North...
Nov 9, 2020


59 Parks: Cascades
Cascades National Park is in Washington state. This park had the least amount of other visitors in it of the 3 Washington parks, at least...
May 5, 2020


The Pursuit of 59 Parks
The goal of seeing all of America’s 59 National Parks is not a new one. Many people have seen them all, and some have done it in...
Apr 17, 2020
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