Monument Valley and Navajo National Monument
An enjoyable four mile hike with a great view of iconic Southwestern America.
St. Augustine, FL
Jon and I realized we’d be in Florida where my sister lives for Thanksgiving. We talked with my parents and soon had a beach condo rented in Crescent Beach outside of St. Augustine where the family would meet for the holiday. Days 116 – 120 November 26 – November 30, 2014 Mileage 14770 – 15170 Jon…
White Sands National Monument and Santa Fe, NM
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,…
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, CO
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 –…
Zion National Park, UT (2014)
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.…
Bryce Canyon National Park, UT
I’ve always heard good things about Bryce, but still didn’t know what to expect. Bryce ended up being one of my favorite national parks. Hiking among the breathtaking hoodoos was one of the most amazing hikes of our trip. Days 84 – 85 October 25 – October 26, 2014 Miles 9436 – 9772 …
Sedona, AZ
Although not a national park, Sedona was filled with outdoor activities and scenery that matched or surpassed many other places we’ve been so far. Days 80-82 October 21 – October 23, 2014 Miles 8709 – 9266 On our way to Sedona we spent one uneventful night outside of Phoenix. Just before getting to Sedona…
Monterey Bay, CA
With Jon on the east coast, I had a weekend to myself to explore. I invited a few friends to meet me, but they were unable to so I decided to check out the Monterey Bay area as one of them suggested. Days 55 – 57 September 26 – September 28, 2014 Miles 6690 –…
The Black Hills, SD
After leaving the Badlands we drove to Rapid City. We had planned on eating at a brewery we saw advertised, but instead (based on Yelp reviews) changed our minds and went to Murphy’s Pub which was a very nice surprise with food we really enjoyed. The town of Rapid City was cute. They have statues…
Herr We Go 