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During the summer of 2024 my friends Erin, Tricia and I made our annual US National Park trip to Isle Royale in Lake Superior. This was no easy feat, involving a 12 hour drive to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. One of the best parts of this road trip, besides the amazing company of my …
My friends Erin, Tricia and I have been going to US National Parks together for the past four years. It started with Hawaii Volcanos, and then expanded to Indiana Dunes, Rocky Mountain, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. So when we were planning our summer 2024 National Park trip to Isle Royale NP in …
I’ve been going to Phoenix about once a year for the past decade. Some of my family lives out there and so I usually spend my Christmas’ with them. Every time I visit Phoenix I make sure to do something new, and now I want to share with you some of my favorites. I have …
During our week-long trip to New Mexico in May, my travel partner David and I visited two National Parks (White Sands and Carlsbad Caverns) and Bandelier National Monument, spending one day at each place. Our trip began in Albuquerque and ended in Sante Fe, which is where we were staying when we visited Bandelier. We …
In the Tularosa basin in southern New Mexico there are dazzling white sand dunes. They cover 275 mi.² of the Chihuahuan desert. And these are no ordinary sand dunes- this is the largest gypsum sand dune field in the world. And half of it is preserved by White Sands National Park which I had the …
Over my spring break of 2023 my (boy)friend David and I traveled to New Mexico. It was such an amazing trip! I have never been and I was just amazed at all the natural beauty that exists there. I have been on a quest to see as many National Parks as possible. So I was …
I love National Parks, and one of my travel goals is to visit them all. I’ve blogged about many of them (check those out here), including many that I have visited during my travels to Arizona, such as the Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest / Painted Desert. On my recent visit to Phoenix, I …
My life goal has always been to travel the world. I want to see it all. Like for most people, COVID threw a wrench into those plans. But, COVID lockdowns also gave me the opportunity to start exploring things closer to home. The first summer of COVID I did all the National Parks in Utah …
My friend Sheri and I decided to spend a long weekend in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, a 6 hour road trip from Columbus, Ohio. Being history fans, we were exciting about touring Gettysburg Battlefields and Museum. We also spent some time exploring the town of Gettysburg, which you can read about in my blog post about the …
When you’re in St Louis, you can’t miss out on a chance to visit the worlds largest arch! Did you know the St Louis arch, known as the Gateway arch, is the tallest structure in Missouri? The St Louis arch is also the tallest man-made monument in the US. Visitors can ride to the top …