This September, we visited Glacier National Park, focusing on the iconic Going to the Sun Road. Reservations are essential during peak times, but same-day options exist. The drive offers stunning views, with several stops for photos and hikes. The park was busy, especially at popular spots, including Logan Pass and St. Mary Lake.
US National Parks
A Hillside Hike and Exploring Lehman Caves In Great Basin NP
After having driven through Great Basin National Park the day before, we needed to find some other options for our second day in the park. Fortunately there are plenty of things to do, especially hiking. Unexpectedly, we were also able to do another activity which was to explore Lehman Caves. Great Basin National Park has quite a few options when it comes to hiking. Fortunately these options also include various ability levels. While at one point in our lives we…
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An Unexpected Hike in Great Basin National Park
Tuesday was a travel day for us. Having spent a day in Capitol Reef National Park, it was time to move on. Our next and final stop was Great Basin National Park in Nevada. The drive there was over three hours long. I figured we would be tired when we arrived in Nevada so I didn’t plan any activity for the day. The drive indeed was long. There were no real places of interest requiring a stop so we drove…
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Capitol Reef National Park’s Unique Mix of History and Adventure
Monday’s weather was cooler than Sunday’s. There was also a prediction for a thunderstorm in the afternoon. With that in mind we dressed for the anticipated weather and headed off for Capitol Reef National Park. I read online that the park was undergoing some construction projects and parts of the park were closed. I wasn’t sure how that would impact our day. This park does not have a pay booth as one enters because part of the park is just…
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Hiking to the Inside of Bryce Canyon National Park
Having spent an afternoon in Bryce Canyon National Park, we were ready to see what more the park had to offer. The weather was about the same as the day before so we were looking forward to a good day. First, however, we needed to get some breakfast as our motel did not provide any. We stopped at a cafe in the town of Panguitch. We were able to get a table, but the place was pretty busy. Our waitress…
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Rounding the Stunning Amphitheater at Bryce Canyon
After spending time at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, we were ready to move north to Bryce Canyon. It was not a really long drive from Kanab to Bryce Canyon. The drive is generally very nice passing through a variety of terrains. I particularly liked the green valleys we would pass through. They seemed so peaceful. The biggest challenge of the drive was the traffic. Highway 89 is generally a two lane road with occasional passing lanes. We…
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Grand Canyon’s North Rim Offers Remarkable Views
In 2019 we visited the Grand Canyon’s South Rim. The South Rim is the most commonly visited section of Grand Canyon National Park. Statistics indicate only ten percent of visitors to the park visit the North Rim. It’s easy to see why. The South Rim is closer to the major cities of Arizona with Flagstaff often used as the major jumping off point. The North rim is not near any major city. To get to the North Rim from Flagstaff…
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Driving Along Black Canyon of the Gunnison’s Stunning Cliffs
To be perfectly honest I was not aware of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park until recently. However, it was a good one to add to our list of national park visits in Colorado. Someone told me it was like Grand Canyon National Park. To some extent that’s true, but the Black Canyon seems deeper and more narrow with its own beauty so it is worth visiting. We didn’t make an effort to leave Ourey very early. The…
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Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park Yields Amazing Vistas
They say timing is everything. We discovered that to be true in a number of ways as we visited Mesa Verde National Park in the southwest of Colorado. This was our second of three national parks on our agenda for this trip. It was quite a different experience from our visit to Great Sand Dunes National Park. The main focus of Mesa Verde National Park is preserving the Native American structures and sharing about their culture. Established in 1906, the…
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Great Sand Dunes National Park in the Spring
Our purpose in visiting Colorado was to check a few more national parks off our bucket list. I don’t think we will ever be able to visit all of the 64 parks, but I am hoping we can at least make it half way. This trip will add three more to the list with Great Sand Dunes National Park our first one. I have to admit I had not heard of Great Sand Dunes until I started researching our national…
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