Mammoth Cave National Park, KY

Mammoth Cave was our final National Park of the road trip and was one of the most difficult. We opted to forgo the traditional tours and instead we spent 6 hours crawling, climbing, squeezing, and contorting ourselves on the spelunking-style Wild Cave Tour. Day 126 December 6, 2014 Mileage 16463 – 16642 Our day started…

Capitol Reef National Park, UT

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,…

Arenal, Costa Rica

This is post 1 of 3 about Costa Rica. Our engagement was during a canyoning trip to Utah, so it seemed like a nature fit that our honeymoon should be to Costa Rica, another canyoning destination. Jon, my personal travel agent, planned every aspect of this trip. We wanted to go immediately following the wedding…

Zion National Park, UT

One of the first large hiking extravaganzas Jon and I took together was a trip to Zion National Park in Utah in October 2011, where we spent three days hiking Angels’ Landing and the Narrows, cayoneering, and enjoying the town of Springdale. Jon enjoys travel planning and took the lead in booking us flights and…