In our previous blogpost, Grammi and I were in West Virginia exploring the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. I ended that post while we were hiking the Rim Trail in the Grandview area. If you have not yet read that post, I urge you to do so by clicking the link here. I … Continue reading Cliffside Amphitheater and Sandstone Falls
Our trip around the northwestern United States has been highlighted with visits to all the National Parks in that part of the country with one exception — Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton is only ten minutes from Yellowstone National Park’s south gate. We were at Yellowstone National Park a couple months ago, but did … Continue reading Grand Teton National Park
Ever since I first heard the name Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, it has been a place of wonderment and intrigue. As a young boy in the 1960‘s, I was fascinated with our country’s space race to the Moon. From the moment my mother lugged our only black and white television into … Continue reading Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Towering to a height of 14,410 feet above sea level, Mount Rainer stands as an iconic symbol of the Pacific Northwest. The majestic snow covered mountain has twenty-five named glaciers — the most of any peak in the continental United States. It is a place where rivers begin, wildlife thrive, and summer wildflowers light up … Continue reading Mount Rainer National Park
Six months ago, we were poised with our finger on the button watching the clock count down. It was the morning Glacier National Park was opening their campground reservations for the season. Grammi had her laptop, I had mine. We had selected the days and the sites we wanted. We had a backup plan and … Continue reading Glacier National Park
We arrived at our campground by mid-afternoon. We checked in, found our site and set up. The campground was nothing more than a gravel parking lot with maybe ten to fifteen feet between campers, but we were glad to have full hook ups and the location near Badlands National Park was desirable. We were just … Continue reading Badlands National Park
We had reservations at Pinon Flats Campground at Great Sand Dunes National Park. We were thrilled to get a site in the national park and were looking forward to our stay. The day before our scheduled arrival I received an email stating that “due to winter storm damage, the campground will be temporarily closed.” It … Continue reading Great Sand Dunes National Park
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