We don’t usually do previews of our post, but yesterday Jon and I took the Wild Cave tour at Mammoth Cave National Park. Although it is highly advised against bringing a camera, because of the fine dirt in the cave and physicality of the tour, I did anyway. I even lost the camera once! Luckily…
Everglades National Park was always intended more to preserve wildlife than to preserve scenery like most other parks. During our one night visit, this became obvious. Day 115 – 116 November 25 – November 26, 2014 Miles 14591 – 14770 After leaving the Florida Keys, we drove straight to Everglades National Park, arriving around 2pm at the…
Carlsbad National Park’s unofficial motto seems to be “We aren’t the biggest cave, or the longest cave, but most of our visitors leave saying we are the most beautiful cave they’ve ever seen.” Day 102 November 12, 2014 Miles 12142 – 12482 Carlsbad Caverns National Park is located in southeast New Mexico. For us, it was…
The next two days we explored an artistic city and a blinding national monument in New Mexico. Days 100 – 101 November 10 – November 11, 2014 Miles 11725 – 12142 On Monday, we entered New Mexico and drove straight to Santa Fe. We had been debating about whether to go to Santa Fe or Albuquerque,…
As Jon and I headed south towards New Mexico from Denver, we found ourselves close to Great Sand Dunes National Park. Great Sand Dunes is a sand dune field created by erosion of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The park encompasses both the dune field and the foothills of the mountains as a nature preserve.…
On our way to Denver we stopped to visit the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. The black canyon is a narrow steep canyon carved out by the Gunnison River. In at least one place the canyon is deeper than it is wide and almost twice the height of the empire state building. Day 95 –…
Canyonlands National Park is where the Colorado and Green rivers merge together. Of the parks we’ve been to, Canyonlands is one of the least accessible unless you plan to explore it by ATV, mountain bike, or long backcountry trips. The park is divided into three distinct areas; Island in the Sky, The Needles, and The…
Arches National Park was so spectacular that it quickly became a competition to see who could find the most arches. Days 89 – 91 October 30 – November 1, 2014 Miles 10258 – 10539 We arrived in Moab, Utah on a Thursday evening. A quick drive through Moab was all we needed to decide that it…
We didn’t know much about Capitol Reef National Park when we arrived there on Tuesday. Capitol Reef is best known for its Waterpocket Fold, step-like cliffs which run the length of the park. A reef refers to a barrier which inhibits travelers, hence the park’s name. Days 87 – 89 October 28 – October 30,…
Zion is a special place for Jon and I. It is where we got engaged and is also the site of our first serious hiking escapades. Our first time in Zion we hiked Angels Landing, The Narrows, and joined a guided canyoning trip, all of which you can read about in our early blog post here.…
Herr We Go 