National Parks in the U.S.
We've been to many National Parks, Exactly how many, we need to count again, but we love them all and are so happy we got to see so many before they got so busy as they have the last few years!
Weekend at Carlsbad Caverns
We left on a Friday, leaving our long stakeout in Alamogordo for adventure. It took us most the day to drive to Whites City, a little ‘town’ just outside of Carlsbad Caverns National Park.…
White Sands National Monument, White, Windy and Warm
Today was kind of a laid back day. We’re both resting our wrists and hands from a beating they took last Sunday and both of our bikes are desperately in need of new…
The Great Smoky Mountains, Valentine’s Day 2015
With no telling how long till we return to this part of the county, we decided to make one last visit to Smoky Mountain National Park. Winter storm Octavia had just snowed over much of…
Hiking Bryce Canyon’s Navajo Loop and Queen’s Garden Trail
Kanab is such a great, central little town if you want to visit the north rim of the Grand Canyon, Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park, not to mention Coral Pink…
The Wave, Grand Staircase National Monument
The Wave is one of a few places in the area that you need a pass to visit. All 20 daily tickets are given away by lottery, 10 to people around the world…
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Utah Camping, Navajo Lake in Dixie National Forest
We camped near Phoenix for a night before we went to the UK but otherwise we hadn’t been camping in a long while. Between my broken leg last summer and winter weather in…
The South Dakota Badlands in Late Summer
The main reason I wanted to visit South Dakota was for the Badlands that I have wanted to see for as long as I can remember. What I didn’t expect was all the…
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Grizzly Lake Trail, Yellowstone National Park, WY
The Grizzly Lake Trail is an awesome and fairly easy hike, but be prepared to get wet. May is pretty much the middle of the wet season in Yellowstone (if the snow is…
Weekend one in the Smoky Mountains, Gatlinburg, Laurel Falls and Camping
We arrived a the Smokey Bear Campground on a Saturday, after our stress filled drive through the mountains. It was a relatively warm, sunny day. We had somehow avoided a major storm system…
Avoiding Disaster: The Scenic Road to Gatlinburg, North Carolina
..As you can imagine, turning around in a 50+ foot rig on a narrow dirt road with cliffs on both sides could prove to be difficult, so our only option was to keep…
