National Park
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Mammoth Cave National Park (2019)
Read more: Mammoth Cave National Park (2019)Venture into the Underworld Visiting caves sounds scary, stinky and unpleasant… but I would have to say the idea of going deep under the ground is much different from the actual experience. We have visited a number of caves and I have enjoyed each and every one of them! The air is crisply cool and fresh…
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Siyeh Pass Trail – Big Sky Country Hike in Glacier National Park (2017)
Read more: Siyeh Pass Trail – Big Sky Country Hike in Glacier National Park (2017)Hike #2: Siyeh Pass Trail Glacier National Park Montana Siyeh Pass trail is a stretch goal for us. This could be a one way trail, starting at Siyeh Bend and ending at Sunrift Gorge, but we made it a round trip hike, turning back somewhere near the highest point. Trail started off easily enough with…
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GNP Hidden Lake Trail – Snow on an 80°F Day?!? (2017)
Read more: GNP Hidden Lake Trail – Snow on an 80°F Day?!? (2017)Hidden Lake Trail – Glacier National Park Hike Our first hike at GNP started at Logan Pass. We snagged the last parking spot and headed straight to the visitor center to check trail conditions. It appeared that snow still covered the mountains at Logan Pass in July, despite the scorching sun. Priscilla wanted to go…
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Going to the Sun Road GNP – All of the Views, None of the Sweat (2017)
Read more: Going to the Sun Road GNP – All of the Views, None of the Sweat (2017)Amazing Auto Tour Glacier NPS – Going to the Sun Road Going to the Sun road is easily the most scenic drive in the country. Starting from the West Glacier entrance, the road follows Lake McDonald’s length, affording views of the biggest lake in GNP and the mountains surrounding it. After Lake McDonald, the road…
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Glacier National Park – Camping Via Plane Travel (2017)
Read more: Glacier National Park – Camping Via Plane Travel (2017)Voyage to Glacier National Park – Camping Via Plane The trip to Montana’s Glacier National Park had been in our plans for a few years. A friend recommended the park at least 3 years ago, but somehow life kept getting in the way, as all excuses go. Eventually we ran out of excuses, and 2017…
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Iceberg Lake Trail Hike – Dip your toes in the ICY WATER (2017)
Read more: Iceberg Lake Trail Hike – Dip your toes in the ICY WATER (2017)Iceberg Lake Trail – Montana Hiking in Glacier National Park Our last hike at Glacier National Park (GNP) was the Iceberg Lake trail, located in the Many Glacier area, separate from the main Going to the Sun road. Many Glacier road was off the little town of Babb, where a few homes were hiding, and…
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Bandelier National Monument – New Mexico (2016)
Read more: Bandelier National Monument – New Mexico (2016)Day 3 in New Mexico – Bandelier National Monument Bandelier National Monument was about an hour drive away from Santa Fe, and was highly ranked on the list of places to visit in New Mexico. It was an ancient site dating back over 11,000 years, where the Ancestral Pueblo people carved dwellings into the rocky…
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Tent Rocks National Monument – New Mexico (2016)
Read more: Tent Rocks National Monument – New Mexico (2016)Tent Rocks was a national monument with unique conical rock formations. We saw pictures online that piqued our curiosity, and right away, we knew we had to hike the trails no matter how tough it was going to be. Tent Rocks was also conveniently located between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, making it a good detour…