Considering we have been to 50+ National Park Service destinations and 31 National Parks we have yet to do the ones closest to home. This year we are changing that. We started our summer travels with Lassen Volcanic National Park. We drove in at 5pm just in time to make dinner and enjoy a lazyContinue reading “Lassen Volcanic National Park”
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Channel Islands… sort of
Our plan was to take a boat out to Santa Cruz Island and the Painted Cave. We were excited although a little apprehensive with C’s motion sickness issues. We packed all the natural remedies (homeopathics, essential oils, bands, glasses) crossed our fingers and hoped it would all work. Unfortunately the weather was not cooperating, seasContinue reading “Channel Islands… sort of”
Joshua Tree
Like Channel Islands Joshua Tree was extremely windy. On our way there we encountered a dust storm and had many moments of wind driven fear. We picked up a rental car since we had heard the park was not easy to traverse in a large RV. We are so happy we rented, the parking lotsContinue reading “Joshua Tree”
Rocky Mountains
By this time no one is surprised that our next stop was another national park. We drove through Wyoming to our campsite in Colorado. Our campsite for our time at Rocky Mountain was Hermit Park Open Space. This was a secluded camp area run by Larimer County. Everything was clean and well kept. We hadContinue reading “Rocky Mountains”
Wind Cave
Adding to our national park adventures we headed to South Dakota and Wind Cave National Park. Through our travel and local adventures we have visited many caves, each with its own unique features. Wind Cave is no different, it holds 95% of the boxwork in the world. This is a special type of cave featureContinue reading “Wind Cave”