We are still in western New Mexico and our day today was spent at El Malpais National Monument. This is a large national monument that would best be explored in two or three days, but we only had one, so we did our best. Part of the problem we encountered is that we are staying …
Well, it is the middle of November now, which means we need to begin making our way east in earnest in order to make a few scheduled stops to visit with family, and then home for Christmas. We don’t plan to give up seeing the sights along the way, though, so today we spent the …
If you have been following the blog for a while, you will know that the biggest disappointment of our trip thus far was having to cancel our Grand Canyon reservations in March due to snow. After this week, though, we are disappointed no more! Returning to Arizona this fall was never in our plans. We …
Right up front, let us say this…We had a less than great experience at Great Basin National Park, but it does not mean that it isn’t an amazing place to visit. In fact, a lot of the reasons it wasn’t the best weren’t the fault of the park at all. We both really want to …
We had to make one last stop in Idaho before heading out of the state! On our way south we stopped in Twin Falls. Honestly, we were expecting it to just be a stop for chores, but this town has so much to offer that we didn’t hit even half of it! We will definitely …
I’m sure you are all going to be shocked when we say that no, it is not actually the moon. We did not shoot ourselves into outer space for any crazy adventures, but are instead at Craters of the Moon National Monument in southern Idaho! This is our first visit to Idaho, but we are …
If you know us at all, you know that we have had a love affair with Glacier National Park since our first visit in 2011. We love this park so much that this marks our ninth visit. We had actually not planned to come here this year, but we were so close that we couldn’t …
We are currently in Waterton Lakes National Park, a place we have visited several times before, but things look quite different than the last time we were here. Last time we visited was in May of 2017 and in September of the same year, the park was devastated by the Kenow Fire. Over 38% of …
Our third stop along our tour of the Canadian Rockies brings us to Kootenay National Park in British Columbia. This park borders Banff to the southwest, but is way more calm and less crowded than its more popular neighbor. Since the season is winding down here, Redstreak Campground was our only choice in the park …
Banff National Park! This was Canada’s first national park and is, arguably, one of the most beautiful places on Earth! The mountains here are gorgeous and rugged, and the lakes, rivers, and valleys are unsurpassed. The downside, though, is that everyone is in on the secret and it can be pretty crowded. We were hopeful …