The government shutdown forced a change in plans
Smoky Mountains for a night We left Mobile Monday the 30th at 8am en route for the Smoky Mountain National Park in Tennessee. As everyone in the US who’s watched […]
Reasons to love Portland
After spending two weekends in Portland in June and July of this year, it’s easy to see why so many people love it. Yes the citizens of Portland are weird […]
We tried to spend a week in Southern Utah
Unfortunately Mother Nature wasn’t having any part of it. We drove 10 hours to Zion National Park, 10 long hours in a car with constant rain. We figured the weather […]
I hiked my first 14er yesterday
There are 54 14ers, or 14,000 foot peaks, in Colorado. We made a trip up to Ben’s family vacation house in Vail and decided to do Mt. Holy Cross, which […]
Backcountry in Glacier was no walk in the park
After a week long stint in Canada, we crossed the border into Montana and embarked upon a 4 day/3 night backcountry trip through Glacier National Park. As Ben and I […]
The pet friendly activities of Yellowstone
Do not exist, seriously dogs aren’t allowed anywhere in Yellowstone. Not on board walks, paths, trails, basically no where which was a huge problem since we’re traveling across country with […]
Tourette Syndrome in Glacier National Park
We just finished a four day three night backcountry trip through Glacier National Park. After nearly 5,000 feet of elevation gain, an incident with poison ivy, and being drenched in […]
Things Not to Say to a Border Agent
Canadian Border Patrol: “Good afternoon folks, passports please.” It’s 11:30am and after waking up at 5am and taking two ferries from Orcas Island, Washington Ben and I arrive at the Canadian […]
Oregon Pinots are yum
After camping in miserable rainy cold conditions in Southern Oregon for 5 days, we were excited to get back to civilization and drink some wine. Our day of wine tasting […]
3 Parks in One- Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park is a g 922,651 acres park on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington. The NPS website boasts “Three Parks in One”, and while I tend to take these […]
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