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Reunited with the Pacific Coast
A visit to Bodega Bay & Goat Rock before finding the best sleep spot ever.
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Casselman River Bridge
What was the largest stone arch in America is now the tiniest state park in Maryland.
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Bryce Canyon: Our first three hours
(Queen’s Garden via the Navajo Loop) + (Sunrise, Sunset, & Inspiration Points)
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Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument
My favorite figures are the wheel, feet, and sword-wielding alien.
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3 Bridges: Sipapu, Kachina, & Owachomo
The cutest trio of natural bridges nestled within the Cedar Mesa plateau.
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Petrified Forest: Teepees, Newspaper Rock, Puerco Pueblo
In case you haven’t noticed, this is now a Petrified Forest appreciation blog.
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Petrified Forest: Blue Mesa
I thought it was supposed to be a petrified forest, not a purple planet.
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Petrified Forest: Crystal Forest & Agate Bridge
These petrified quartz logs are older than T.rex by 135 million years.
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Petrified Forest: Geocaching at Giant Logs
Geocaching is basically treasure hunting. What better place to do it than in a desert of crystals?
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Petrified Forest: Long Logs & Agate House
How come no one ever talks about how these trees are actually 200 million year-old gemstones?
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Bridge Walk @ New River Gorge
Hooked to a suspension wire two Thanksgiving’s ago at the U.S.’s youngest National Park.
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Grand Teton: Delta Lake via Lupine Meadows
The hardest hike of my life to see the most beautiful lake I’ve ever seen.
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Last Christmas at Hampton National Historic Site
The closest National Parks Passport stamp to our house.
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Cliff dwellings at Walnut Canyon National Monument
I hit my head on the stone ceiling and cussed, just like they did hundreds of years ago.
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The Fire Wave at Valley of Fire State Park
This is what hiking on Mars would be like and you can’t convince me otherwise.
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How we spent a winter’s day in Joshua Tree National Park
Hidden Valley ✔ Ryan Mountain ✔ Cholla Cactus Garden ✔
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Artist’s Palette via Artist’s Drive
Another “yes, it really looks like that” moment from Death Valley National Park.
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Chasing waterfalls at Ricketts Glen State Park
Pennsylvania’s most beautiful hike is bursting with moss, ferns, aesthetic stairs and bridges, and lots and lots of waterfalls.
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Death Valley appetizers: Rhyolite & Goldwell
On the way in to Death Valley, we stopped at the Rhyolite Ghost Town and Goldwell Open Air Museum to watch the sun rise.
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Lake Manly made me cry and I’m not mad about it.
Experiencing Lake Manly at Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park was totally surreal.
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The Extraterrestrial Highway: My case of road trip inception
The Extraterrestrial Highway is an absolutely must-do alien-themed roadtrip on the edge of Area 51 in the middle of nowhere, Nevada.
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Boulder field dynamic duo: Hickory Run + Ringing Rocks
We drove three hours to visit two boulder fields in Pennsylvania, and it was really cool. (Especially when we got to hit them with a hammer!)
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Tide pools at Meig’s Point, Hammonasset Beach State Park
Before heading home to Baltimore, we explored the tide pools at Hammonasset Beach.
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Vermont waterfall road trip: Day 4
We packed up camp at Little River State Park, visited Texas Falls, and stopped for an overnight pit stop in Connecticut where we finally showered and slept in a real bed.
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Vermont waterfall road trip: Day 3
On day 3 of our road trip in Vermont, we woke up at Jamaica State Park, went to Moss Glen Falls and Warren Falls, and moved our campsite to Little River State Park.
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Vermont waterfall road trip: Day 2
On our second day in Vermont, we hiked to Lye Brook Falls, visited Thundering Brook Falls, and returned to our campsite at Jamaica State Park for the evening.
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Vermont waterfall road trip: Day 1
We visited Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park and hiked Kaaterskill Falls on our way to Jamaica State Park to camp for the evening.
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Where we’ve been this year, and where we’re going
An overview of what 2024 has looked like so far, and a forecast of the fun adventures ahead.
I spent years disconnected from nature and all that came with it.
Luckily, there was a shift along the way and I haven’t looked back.
I created this blog so I could tell *you* all about it. ♡
Caitlyn is outside. 