Shana’s trips to United States National Parks
From Devil’s Garden Campground at Arches National Park we did a couple hikes to Landscape Arch and Double Arches before heading through Capitol Reef National Park to stay overnight at the Noor Hotel. But before Capitol Reef we stopped at a not so popular trailhead for a very difficult 5 mile hike in the 100 … [Read more…]
Pagosa Springs to Arches National Near Moab After an impromptu stop to boon-dock near Pagosa Springs at Turkey Springs in San Juan National Forest we set out for Silverton, Colorado where we would take a left to pass over the Million Dollar Highway. Before arriving to Silverton we stopped to enjoy the campsite overlooking a … [Read more…]
From Custer State Park we drove Shana east through Rapid City to Cedar Pass campground at Badlands National Park. We were planning to checkout downtown Rapid City, so when our car started making a clunking sound near there it ended up being a necessary visit to downtown Rapid City. A bolt on one of the … [Read more…]
To accomplish our goal of visiting all 48 continental United States we left Makoshika State Park for North Dakota. We crossed the state line and stopped at the Beach interstate exit, so we technically went to a beach this summer! In Beach, we got coffee at Badlands Barista and Boutique, which is an espresso bar … [Read more…]
With a reliable new set of wheels from Discount Tire we set out for Montana through Idaho. We felt like we whiffed by not getting coffee the mecca capital of rich, dark coffee…Washington. But we lucked out with Terre Coffee in Post Falls, Idaho. As we approached Glacier signs for Huckleberry jams and pies slowly … [Read more…]
From our stay at Mike Harris Creek in Idaho, we drove west to Arco, Idaho to stay near Craters of the Moon National National Monument & Reserve. As we approached Arco we passed by a nuclear testing facility in an extremely remote area. Upon arriving to Arco it was well advertised that Arco was the … [Read more…]
After a surprise encounter with a wild grizzly bear at Yellowstone National Park, we packed up and headed to Idaho. Our trip took us from Yellowstone to the Grand Tetons National Park. We were immediately greeted with a gorgeous mountain landscape reflecting perfectly from a mirror lake. With plans to spend time in Jackson Hole, … [Read more…]
