Author: benh
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Zion National Park – Utah
One of the more well known and popular National Parks, Zion is known for its red-walled canyons combined with lush green plant life. We got a few surprises at this…
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Great Basin National Park – Nevada
This National Park is one of the most remote places we have visited so far. The trek through the Nevada desert rewarded us with surprising Fall colors, and gnarly 4,000…
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Olympic National Park – Washington
Olympic has three distinct ecosystems that each could warrant their own National Park. We were battling smoke and poor air quality from a particularly severe wildfire season, but we were…
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Mount Rainier National Park – Washington
Mount Rainier surprised us with its scale and beauty. Owen surprised us with his top notch zip-line ability. Our first stop along the West coast was a great success!
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All Around Montana
We spent most of August meandering around Western Montana. We visited cities, and we dry-camped in fields near epic mountain ranges. Check out the full article to see where all…
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Glacier National Park – Montana
Driving on Going-to-the-Sun road was an experience all it’s own, but the dramatic mountain vistas and crystal-clear, glacier-fed lakes were on another level entirely.
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Yellowstone National Park – Wyoming / Montana
Yellowstone was the first National Park ever created. It remains one of the most popular parks, and with good reason. The park is huge, and contains an astonishing number of…
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Craters Of The Moon National Monument – Idaho
This National Monument is found in rural Idaho. The small gateway town of Arco happened to be a perfect stopping point on our travels. We are so glad we stopped…
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Travel in the time of COVID-19
Yes, we are traveling during a global pandemic. It requires some special planning, flexibility, and acknowledgement that the world now is not as it was before. Learn about our thought…
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Grand Teton National Park – Wyoming
“Grand” is an understatement when describing Grand Teton National Park. Our family especially loves the mountains, and Grand Teton was nothing short of spectacular. As an added bonus we learned…