Marked off my 387th National Park unit (out of 417) with yesterday’s visit to Waco Mammoth National Monument.
Bears Ears is one of those places that is hard to understand unless you’ve been there. It’s like an outdoor museumโthere are soooo many archaeological resources around every bend that it’s just hard to fathom. This place deserves to be protected, and the American people deserve to have it protected so they can experience it too.
Hoping to make a return visit to Alabama Hills in the springโso much to explore in the eastern Sierra!
When you get stuck in rush hour on Guam…
We’re still on Guam, decided to spend a few extra days here to do some snorkeling.
I’m leaving tomorrow to spend a week island hopping around the Pacific Ocean. In addition to marking off my 386th national park unitโWar in the Pacific National Historical Park in GuamโI’m really looking forward to doing some snorkeling. Coral reefs filled with tropical fish are a bit unworldly for a desert dweller like myself.
Mojave National Preserve doesn’t have the star power of other national park units, but you’ll definitely enjoy your visit.
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Historical Park in New Mexico features the remains of three large 17th century Spanish missions.
Had a chance to check out the Alabama Hills a few weeks ago. Definitely need a return visit there in the spring!
Lake Ann makes for a pretty picnic spot.
Can’t wait for more hikes in the Superstition Wilderness this winter. It’s been far too long, Supes.
A few moments at Washington Pass overlook is a great way to start an adventure in the North Cascades.
Hello Colorado.
To really appreciate the complexity of colors at Petrified Forest, you have to spend a few minutes to visually unpack the scene before you.
Not a bad place to camp, amongst the largest & most dense forest of old growth joshua trees in the world.
รขยยThe Wilderness holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask.รขยย Nancy Wynne Newhall may have been onto something there…
The temps have cooled here in Phoenix for the first time this summer, but I’m still wishing I was back in Hawaii today…
We visited Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area in August, part of our loop around the Pacific Northwest. It doesn’t boast the most stunning scenic vistas, but there’s still some subtle beauty in the way the reservoir breaks with the prevalent rolling landscape.
It was raining at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore when we arrived, but it made the scenic loop drive all the more interesting. Is there anything better than loop drives in national parks?
This photo of the aptly-named Desert Barโan off-the-grid, cash-only (and tv-free) solar saloon in the mountains outside of Parker, Arizonaโis from a new post on the blog (link on bio) titled “I gave up the NFL to make more time for adventuring.” The post is less about the NFL than about being intentional in choosing priorities in your life and how that can impact how much time and money you have available for travel and adventures. Check it out and share it with a friend who’s been complaining that they haven’t traveled or hiked enough recently.
