A perfect November Day in Joshua tree national park The road into Joshua Tree One hour outside of Palm Springs you'll find Joshua Tree National Park, a weird and unique park that spans two desert systems, the Mojave and Colorado, and has some of the weirdest rocks and plant life we've seen in the United States. Our first trip to Joshua Tree we did not plan very well and just used our[...]
An easy hike to Marymere Falls in Olympic National Park.
Why the lake is so crystal clear and blue Visiting the crystal blue waters of Lake Crescent is worth a spot on everyone's Olympic National Park's to-do list. It's a beautiful, 624 foot, glacially formed lake known for its crystal clear water and intense blue color. The lake owes its crystal-clear depths to its lack of phytoplankton, an algae-like plant that floats in lak[...]
The ledges Welcome to my guide on Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP). This will be a multi-post guide exploring CVNP one area at a time. In this post, we'll be exploring the Virginia Kendall part of the park and the Ritchie ledges. Cuyahoga Valley National Park is nestled between Cleveland and Akron and is Ohio's only national park. It's unique in comparison to other national parks a[...]
A day in grand canyon national park's South rim On a long weekend trip to Las Vegas, we decided to take a detour to visit The Grand Canyon National Park for a day. After a four-hour flight from Cleveland to Las Vegas, we got a rental and started our four-hour drive back to the east to the National Park. We decided to mostly take Route 66 to experience some of the roadside views along[...]