My stories and photos from the National Parks (and more)
I decided to write a few blog posts about how to enjoy several different National Parks if you only have one day there. I hope you find my suggestions for Zion National Park helpful in your travels. Zion National Park is a pretty small park, but it certainly is a popular one. In fact, in... Continue Reading →
“The mountains are calling and I must go.” Isn’t that a great quote? If you aren’t familiar with this famous quote or don’t know it is from John Muir, well shame on you. Muir is one of the fathers of the National Parks. He fought to preserve Yosemite and even took President Theodore Roosevelt camping... Continue Reading →
I decided to write a few blog posts about how to enjoy several different National Parks if you only have one day there. I hope you find my suggestions for Yellowstone helpful. The first park I wrote about in this series was Arches National Park. You can really see most of Arches in a day.... Continue Reading →
I like to read. I would think that most people who write or blog probably do a lot of reading as well. I feel like they go hand-in-hand. The more you read, the better you’ll write. I’d say the majority of books I read deal in some way with the outdoors. Despite that, they can... Continue Reading →
I decided to write a few blog posts about how to enjoy several different National Parks if you only have one day there. This is the first in the series; I hope you find it helpful, interesting, and enjoyable. I feel like I should start this post with a disclaimer. I am no expert on... Continue Reading →
How to Avoid Getting Mauled by a Bear I recently wrote about the ways you can tell the difference between a black bear and a grizzly bear. The main reason you want to know how to differentiate between the two is the off chance that you actually encounter a bear. The way you act during... Continue Reading →
Would you rather travel somewhere new or return to one of your favorite places? I’ve thought about this question for a long time. I still struggle with deciding between returning to my favorites or going somewhere new. I feel like the question can apply to all different types of travel. I’ve thought about it in... Continue Reading →
After hiking all over Arches National Park the previous day I branched out. I spent most of my morning in neighboring Canyonlands National Park. Then I moved on to Moab, where I enjoyed my afternoon before returning to my campsite in Arches for dinner. Back at camp, I was relaxing on my final night in... Continue Reading →
I think it’s important to try to live your life with as few regrets as possible. This is strictly my opinion, but I think it’s much more likely you will regret not doing something than actually trying something. At least that’s how it has mostly been for me. In other words, go try new things,... Continue Reading →
