national parks
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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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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: 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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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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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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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.
Caitlyn is outside. 