We recently had the extreme pleasure of spending four full days in Yosemite National Park! We had our two toddlers in-tow, which meant that the trip looked a little…
Each year we discover so many new trails near to us and in parks we’ve never visited before. We repeat a lot of our favorite places, especially close to…
Dear Yosemite, I’m going to be brutally honest… I thought you were probably overrated. Yes, I’ve seen videos of climbing Half Dome and countless documentaries of rock climbers summiting…
I’ve been visiting national parks since I was 8 years old. What I didn’t realize, though, is that the national parks have this thing called a Junior Ranger Program.…
It’s no shock that one of the biggest draws to Sequoia National Park is the Giant Forest. The Giant Forest is located in the heart of Sequoia National Park…
Little Baldy leads to another granite dome in Sequoia National Park, much like Moro Rock, but the major differences are that this is a longer, more difficult, less visited…
While the Sequoias themselves give this park its name, the southern Sierra Nevadas are just as mesmerizing. There are several trails that lead to stunning outcrops and overlooks to…
I’d spontaneously and very briefly been to Sequoia National Park a little over a decade before Matt, the kids and I made our way back in September 2023. I…
There are so many different examples of petroglyphs near Moab, Utah that are worth making the trip to wonder at. Many different Native Cultures, dating back up to over…
We’ve spent a pretty good amount of time in the Buffalo River area of Northwest Arkansas. It’s pretty close to where we live in Southwest Missouri, so it’s an…
