6 Fun Things to Do in and around Bakersfield
We came to Bakersfield over Memorial Day weekend and spent 4 days in town. A year earlier, in the spring of 2023, we went to Nashville to listen to some…
4 Amazing Hikes to See Giant Sequoias in California
Some of the most amazing trees in my opinion are redwoods, sequoias, and bristlecone pines. Sequoias are the largest trees on earth and it’s an amazing experience to stand next…
How to Best Visit John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is located in central Oregon and consists of 3 units: the Sheep Rock unit, the Painted Hills unit, and the Clarno Unit. The park…
Best Hikes in Craters of the Moon National Monument
Craters of the Moon National Monument is a fascinating place. Black lava covers vast areas of land but juniper trees and sage show their presence as well. I've visited this…
8 Things to Do in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the country. Almost 13 million people visited the park in 2022. That’s nearly 3 times more than the…
5 Amazing Things to See at Haleakala National Park
Haleakala National Park, located on the island of Maui in Hawaii, is an amazing place to visit. It has been protected as a national park since 1916, initially together with…
How to Spend a Day in Hovenweep National Monument
Hovenweep National Monument was established in 1923 under President Warren G. Harding. It preserves a collection of towers built by Ancestral Pueblo people along the area’s canyon rims . If…
Best of Mesa Verde – A Quick Guide
Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde National Park is one of 3 national parks in Colorado. The park was established in 1906 and preserves the largest collection of Ancestral Puebloans’ dwellings in the United…
5 Amazing Things to Do at Natural Bridges National Monument
If you have traveled through Utah and have seen its unparalleled natural beauty, you may be surprised to learn that Natural Bridges was actually the first Utah park added to…
How to best explore Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
If you are in the Four Corners region, you’re going to have many opportunities to visit ruins of the Ancestral Puebloans. Mesa Verde, Hovenweep, and the Canyons of the Ancients…