Our National Parks are absolute treasures. From the tall peaks in Glacier National Park, to flowing lava in Hawaii Volcanoes to the underwater shipwrecks in Biscayne each one is unique. Many of my favorite memories during our travels involve one of the sites run by the National Park Service. According to the National Park Foundation…
Southern Utah is one of my favorite places. Like ever. The red rocks are unreal and there are piles out of outdoor activities that could keep an sane person busy for a lifetime. Mountain biking runs a close competition to skiing as my favorite sport, so naturally as snow season wound down we started planning…
“Hey Mom! Watch this!” I paused for a moment along the trail to look back at Cara. She bent down and picked up a handful of snow and tossed it up into the air. “Its snowing!” I laughed along with her and marveled at the beautiful snowy landscape. The sun dipped behind the mountains, lighting…
At what point do we hit official “ski bum” status? In the last 5 weeks we’ve gone 11 times for a total of about 44 hours including the 20 minute drive up and back. I think that officially counts as a part time job right? No wonder we are so tired! 🤣 Its been fabulous…
Our conversation about living in Hawaii went something like this: Me: Okay, so Hawaii. If you kids could do anything you want while we are over there, what would it be? All 3 Kids: See a volcano! That settled it. We are huge National Park advocates and there are two in Hawaii – Haleakalā National Park…
Hiking the Narrows is probably one of the highlights of my hiking life. We did it a few years ago (pre-kid) and hikes from the top down (all 16 miles) in one day. We didn’t have dry suits, but neoprene socks were sure great.
I just saw your rig in the REI parking lot which is how I found your site! I’m looking forward to seeing some more of your adventures.
I really hope that we can do the whole thing someday. I think it would be amazing. So glad you found us. At REI of all places. 🙂