I was so skeptical. You have what? A Quest thing? What’s that? Oh – you have a SCHEDULE for your ranger programs? And to earn the badge they have to attend at a certain time? That’s lame. Only its not. At all. I’m now a believer. Coming from the National Park system which has all…
Last week we hiked the Trail of 10 Falls at Silver Falls State Park in Oregon. We had heard great things about this park and it didn’t disappoint! We pulled out ALL of the tips and tricks we know for helping our kids to hike without whining on the long 9.5 mile trail. They did…
Although I grew up in Utah, “state park” was a bit of a mystery to me. We camped in local National Forest campgrounds and visited the popular National Parks, but my only experience in memory with official State Parks were trips to Goblin Valley every few years. As we first started traveling, I was a…
Nestled close to St. George, Utah Snow Canyon State Park was a beautiful surprise for us! I had heard good things about it for years, but we had just never managed to make it down there. I’m so glad we fit it in this time! Beautiful red cliffs mixed with green Evergreen and Joshua trees…
[…] We were here back in 2014 (although we had warmer weather!) and have always wanted to return. We convinced my parents to drive down from Salt Lake City the day after Christmas, and Snow Canyon SP was conveniently close to their rented condo. Perfect. We thoroughly enjoyed our snow-covered holiday at Zion National Park, but it was definitely time to get moving towards warmer temperatures. […]ReplyCancel
Four weeks ago, we arrived back at ‘home’ in Lehi, UT to sell our house and all of our stuff, as well as do a remodel on the bedroom to put in twin beds for the kids. We’ve sold lots of stuff, are wrapping up the paperwork on the house, and the beds are almost…
[…] look up and enjoy the world around us. We had a great time here and earned many Jr. Ranger Badges (blog post) but after two weeks were ready to go inland out of the coastal […]
[…] There are A LOT of opportunities in the area to earn Jr. Ranger Badges and Patches! Not only is there the National Park Jr. Ranger booklet (which, as always, is a self-guided program), but during the summer there is also a California State Park program and it is AMAZING. So amazing in fact, that I detailed a post about it HERE. […]
[…] there, so we mostly had a great hike with an ocean soundtrack. We found out later there’s an EdVentures Quest patch you can earn on this hike and were tempted to hike it again JUST for the patch (and maybe a […]
[…] break. Humboldt County also an an EdVenture Quest where kids can solve a riddle to earn a patch (California Jr. Ranger Program & Redwood EdVentures Quest). Colorado has one badge for all the parks, while Arizona has a unique button for each […]