Do you remember when your kids were younger and loved seeing themselves in pictures or videos? With Gabe, I could barely record him for two seconds before he’d ask to see himself on the screen! Well, not too much has changed. We love reliving fun moments through photos and videos. Our slideshows from the last…
Category: National Parks
Hiking the Narrows
The Narrows Hike in Zion National Park is one of the most unique hikes in the country. The majority of the hike is through water in the middle of a beautiful canyon. Our family had attempted this hike a few years ago in April, but the water was too frigid to make it more than…
Petrified Forest National Park
I have a secret goal of visiting all the National Parks in the US. Not everyone in my family knows they a part of this goal yet! 😉 But whenever we start to define our new destinations, I try to see if we can squeeze in another National Park on route. (There are 58, and…
Alaska
How can we capture Alaska in words? The beauty really is magnificent, just as everyone says. It’s almost too surreal – as if living in a photo. We got to spend three weeks this last summer in Alaska, using Anchorage as a home base. Anchorage is just a normal mid-size, almost suburban-like American city. It’s…
From Colorado to California
While it may seem like our whole life is a giant vacation, it’s really not. We spend the bulk of our days in one place working and schooling, eating and cleaning, just squeezing in as much time to play and explore as our blended life allows. But when we left Keystone this June, it really…
Colorado Day Trips – Colorado Springs & Grand Junction
We’ve spent so many great days in Summit County. There’s really no reason ever to leave this awesome area – so much to do! However, we also love road trips and wanted to take advantage of exploring a few other local places before we left the area. We took advantage of weekends when the kids…
Yosemite Falls
Yosemite National Park well-deserves the esteem of being one of the most beautiful National Parks. Gorgeous views, huge granite formations, and during our visit, we were spoiled to have beautiful waterfalls! We spent our first day in the park just taking it easy, enjoying the short Yosemite Falls hike. The kids enjoyed going off-trail…
Zion National Park – Angel’s Landing
So, I divide people into two groups now – those who have hiked Angel’s Landing, and those who haven’t. 😉 Kidding, but I do divide people into those who know what the heck Angel’s Landing is, and those who’ve never heard of it. So for those who know, you will share my excitement – we…
Tioga Pass, Mono Lake
We drove into Yosemite National Park from Bishop, CA and got to visit Mono Lake on the way in. The drive over Tioga Pass was gorgeous, and we even snuck in a little hike up Lambert’s Dome before meeting the Halls at our Cabin/RV park.
Zion National Park – Hidden Canyon
There are so many amazing hikes in Zion. Joe’s Guide to Zion is a wonderful resource that we referenced often. Living in St. George for a month afforded us the opportunity to visit the park probably 6 days total, and we drove through on about 4 other days. We could focus on each hike individually…
Zion National Park – Part 1
“You have to go to Zion!” was something we’d heard repeatedly on this trip. I couldn’t wait! Fortunately, it has totally lived up to our increasing expectations. Just the drive through on Highway 9 offers stellar scenery and memorable travel through the mile long tunnel. It’s stunning to see the variation of mountain, canyon, river,…
Mesa Verde National Park
I remember coming here as a young girl with my family THIRTY years ago, crazy to believe. I had these vague memories of walking around inside the cliff dwellings, but I don’t know if that really happened. These ancient ruins of the Pueblo tribe have been carefully preserved here at the National Park. We were…
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