National Park Count: 27 I really enjoyed my brief visit to Maui! So much so that in just a mere 60ish hours I did enough to warrant two posts! I had already been to the summit of Haleakalā (a little shy of it, actually) on Friday night, and Saturday was my Road to Hana andContinue reading “Haleakalā NP, Maui, HI. Feb 2022. Summit and Maui Day”
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Haleakalā NP, Maui, HI. Feb 2022 First Night/Road to Hana Day
Hey there fellow adventurers! It has been a bit since I last wrote! I have been very busy with work stuff and life in general. BUT, I did manage to sneak in a weekend trip to HAWAII! WHAT? I can hear it already! Weekend and Hawaii, those are two things that should never go together!Continue reading “Haleakalā NP, Maui, HI. Feb 2022 First Night/Road to Hana Day”
2021 Wrap up and looking ahead!
Happy 2022 fellow Adventurers! This post sums up my 2021, looks ahead to 2022, and will have some of my favorite pictures from my travels this year! 2019 was a very busy travel year. I did not think it would be topped! Of course with current events, 2020 was a low travel year and whoContinue reading “2021 Wrap up and looking ahead!”
Happy Holidays!
I hope everyone had a great Hanukkah, Christmas, or merely off-of work days last week and a great upcoming New Year! I haven’t done too much blog-worthy in a bit but I did get a short drive and a new “National Park” sign picture at the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville, and the Bark RangerContinue reading “Happy Holidays!”
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM. Nov 2021
National Parks Count: 26 Hey there fellow adventurers! If you have read any of my most recent entries, you know I did a New Mexico/Texas national park extended weekend trip! If not, then now you know and you can check out my entries on White Sands National Park and Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Park numberContinue reading “Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM. Nov 2021”
Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX. Nov 2021.
National Parks Count: 25 The second national park of my recent El Paso loop was Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Found about 90 minutes east of El Paso, in the middle of nowhere extreme western Texas desert, this park has been a National Park since the early ’70s. This park features the highest points in TexasContinue reading “Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX. Nov 2021.”
White Sands National Park, NM. Nov 2021
National Parks Count: 24 Hey there fellow adventurers! I went on a solo trip to White Sands, Guadalupe Mountains, and Carlsbad Caverns National Parks (and one other NPS unit, Chamizal National Memorial) in early November! It was a whirlwind trip but a fun one nonetheless! I am going to do this post different than myContinue reading “White Sands National Park, NM. Nov 2021”
Chamizal National Memorial
NPS Unit Count: 46 Hey there fellow Adventurers! I am going to start a new part of the blog. I am laser focused on visiting all of the “national parks” (63 and counting as of 2021). I have maintained that I will not go out of my way for the other 360 NPS units andContinue reading “Chamizal National Memorial”
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Leaving on a jet plane (again, and hopefully?)!
Hey Adventurers! I am embarking on another trip this weekend! It’s gonna be a whirlwind solo trip! Leaving tomorrow morning, I arrive in El Paso around 10 AM. I really, really, really hope for no issues with Southwest this weekend as the trip really cannot be any shorter! I am hoping to stop by aContinue reading “Leaving on a jet plane (again, and hopefully?)!”
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