In the middle of Kentucky, an easy day’s drive from a HUGE swath of the United States, lies Mammoth Cave National Park. The park is...

On day 6 of the road trip, I traveled from the North Carolina side of the Great Smokies to the Tennessee side, and stopped at the Visitor...

I visited North Carolina on day 5 of a 9 day road trip. I started from home in Wisconsin, went east and south, visiting National Park...

Just south of Columbia, SC is the Congaree National Park. The reason it is here is to preserve one of the only places in the country...

My kids have always laughed at me, because I like bridges. I'm not sure I really "like" bridges, but they ARE interesting, and I can...

In 2017, I worked for a firm that had an office in Munster, Indiana. I was in Munster every 2 months or so for a day. So, on one of my...

My middle child had just graduated from college, and wanted to have an adventure, so she called her brother, who was in school in San...

In the summer of 2017, my middle daughter had just graduated college. She wanted to go on an adventure, so she flew to San Francisco to...

This was a beautiful hike in a beautiful park! This particular trip was near the beginning of a solo roadtrip from Seattle to San...

A few years back in early December, I went with two of my kids to explore southwestern Utah. From our home-base of Kanab, we went and...

Angee, Matt and I are staying in Kanab, Utah for a few days, and hiking wherever we find a good hike. On this day, we wake up to COLD...

I went to Yosemite for my birthday. My ever-patient son was with me, and we stayed at an airbnb about 45 minutes from the park. We...

Although I have lived in Wisconsin my entire life, I had never been to the Apostle Islands National Park. I saw online that a meetup...

May of 2016, and my oldest daughter is graduating from college!!! YIKES! She went to school at the Ringling College of Art and Design in...

Zion National Park is gorgeous. The park is located in southwestern Utah, only about a 2.5 hour drive from Las Vegas. It makes for a...

The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is located in western Colorado. It is a huge, beautiful park with a lot of hiking trails,...

When planning my quest to visit a National Park in every state, I knew that visiting the National Parks in Utah would be a highlight, and...

In Fall of 2015, I was just beginning my quest to visit a National Park Service property in each state. At the time, my son was in...

I have set about to visit a National Park Service property in every state. I decided to start this quest for several reasons. I love to...