In 2016 we traveled to all 59 National Parks in the United States to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the National Park System.
Before I dive into this park, I need to express the feelings that I am having as I type out the LAST park in our adventure – WOOOOOAAAAAHAHHHAHA!!!! I can’t believe it! It has been such a crazy ride and adventure. We have seen all of the most beautiful and treasured places in our country. … [Read more…]
Hello Miami, next stop U.S. Virgin Islands! But first — you’re looking at a picture of one of the worst night’s sleep we’ve ever had haha. We’d heard rumors and read things online, but we found out the hard way that boon docking near Miami is really tricky. It was 90+ degrees at night and … [Read more…]
We left our fantastic Super 8 motel early, even before we had the chance to partake of the lovely complimentary breakfast. We wanted to get to the park before sunrise and before the mosquitoes woke up with the urge to attack. Actually, the sunrise over the everglades was quite beautiful. Everything was completely still and … [Read more…]
One might ask, “why did you go to Florida in the middle of the summer.” To that we have two words – Zika Virus. On our original loop, we had planned to visit the parks in Florida in January. It would have been perfect. Great temperatures, fewer mosquitos. But because Madison was pregnant with Theo … [Read more…]
When we first set off on our National Park trip, I was really proud of our efficient route. It looped the entire United States and connected all of our national parks. It was a beautiful piece of travel line art. (I have a problem when it comes to drawing lines on maps – I love … [Read more…]
TALOFA! Getting to American Samoa was not super easy for us. When we showed up to the airport, Hawaiian Airlines surprised us with a “you need to buy a ticket for your baby”. I was pretty confused because we didn’t see this anywhere online and had been flying with them throughout all the Hawaiian islands … [Read more…]
Before we even got to the Big Island, I was excited. We have heard amazing things about the island and wanted to not only visit, but to “evaluate” if you will. A big part of our trip around the U.S. we have been trying to take note as to where we could potentially settle down. … [Read more…]
The first leg of our island adventures! We were so excited to get to Maui. Here we are all packed up! We got everything to fit in our backpack carryons – be proud of us. So while you look at this photo let me tell you a story: It is almost 1 am in California. … [Read more…]
What started out as a pretty, sunny day in Rocky Mountain NP, quickly turned into a blizzarding snow globe situation. But, you know us, we were determined to see this park, even though we couldn’t even see the mountains whatsoever haha. So we headed out to hike around the Bear Lake area. Luckily, the road … [Read more…]
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – who put this here?! Who knew Great Sand Dunes would just be right there and so epic. (Maybe everyone knew haha, but we were seriously impressed.) The main thing to do in this park is PLAY! Bring your sand boards, toys, and even swimsuits and … [Read more…]