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[...]
The next stop on our trip to Olympic National Park was to hike the trail to Marymere Falls. After getting our views of Lake Crescent we found free parking in the historic Storm King Rangers Station. A short distance from the ranger station you will cross under the 101 Highway through a tunnel and find yourself on a well-walked trail heading towards Marymere Falls. You'll be transp[...]
During an epic road trip through the Pacific Northwest that started in Seattle, Washington and ended in Portland, Oregon, we stopped in Washington states Olympic National Park for almost two full days. We were able to fit a lot of sightseeing without feeling like we were rushing through anything in those two days. We saw lakes, waterfalls, mountains, rivers, a rainforest and a beautiful, r[...]
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 nation[...]
On a long weekend trip to Las Vegas, we decided to detour to Grand Canyon National Park for a day. So, after a four-hour flight from Cleveland to Las Vegas, we got a rental and started our four-hour drive back east to the park. We had a few stops in Arizona along Route 66 and to visit family and then made it to our hotel later that evening. We stayed outside of the park at a Holiday Inn[...]