NPS Unit Count: 74 Hey there Adventurers! May of 2024 saw the Sidekick and I take a Memorial Day weekend trip to Tennessee to check out the Smokys and some other awesome spots in Tennessee! Included in this trip were stops at a mountain top amusement park, a couple state parks, another NPS site inContinue reading “Tennessee Parks, May 2024.”
Category Archives: State Park
The Great American Eclipse, Waco, TX, April 8, 2024.
NPS Unit Count: 73 Hey there Adventurers! The Sidekick and I went out to Texas to catch the Great American Eclipse in April last year. AND IT WAS AMAZING. The US was blessed to have easy access to not one, not even two, but THREE amazing eclipses between 2017 and 2024, and I got toContinue reading “The Great American Eclipse, Waco, TX, April 8, 2024.”
Joshua Tree National Park, CA. March, 2024
National Park Count: 39 NPS Unit 69 Hey there Adventurers! The Sidekick and I embarked on the first trip of 2024 to Joshua Tree National Park near Palm Springs, CA! The trip actually encompassed this stop, a stop at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, a very brief stop at the Mojave National Preserve, a visitContinue reading “Joshua Tree National Park, CA. March, 2024”
#USBarkRanger Updates!
Hey there adventurers! I haven’t made a post in a hot minute, but they are coming! In the meantime please check out another #USBarkRanger update! IG, website, new items, and some affiliate info can be found below! In my last post, the Bark Ranger facebook group the sidekick and I started had about 7000 members.Continue reading “#USBarkRanger Updates!”
In Memory
Hey there Adventurers, this is going to be a personal post, which I haven’t done, but I wanted to share and move on. Part of why I was so far behind on posting this fall was because my old girl Bark Ranger Bella started having walking issues back in August, which is also right when IContinue reading “In Memory”
Total Annular Eclipse of the Sun: Texas, October, 2023
National Park Unit Count: 68 Hey there Adventurers! I wrapped up my 2023 travels a little on the early side. The last trip of the year was to check out the total annular eclipse that crossed the United States on Saturday, October 14. The Sidekick and I made a long weekend of the event in central Texas! TheContinue reading “Total Annular Eclipse of the Sun: Texas, October, 2023”
Redwood National and State Parks, California, July, 2023
National Park Count: 38 I bet you expected a super tall tree picture above here! Hey there Adventurers! After I left Lassen Volcanic National Park, I made a beeline for the Northern California coast to visit the Redwood National and State Parks! This was part of my second July California trip which also saw stopsContinue reading “Redwood National and State Parks, California, July, 2023”
(Very Brief) Whiskeytown National Recreation, CA and Lake Tahoe, NV July 2023
NPS Unit Count: 66 Pictured above is Whiskeytown Lake, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. Hey there Adventurers! As part of my July trip to northern California national parks, I also made a couple smaller visits, one to Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (an NPS unit) and also to Lake Tahoe’s Nevada side. The caveat being these wereContinue reading “(Very Brief) Whiskeytown National Recreation, CA and Lake Tahoe, NV July 2023”
US Bark Rangers of the United States National Parks
Hey there Adventurer gang! I just want to provide an exciting update about BARK Ranger stuff! The official US Bark Rangers of the United States National Parks page now boasts over 1600 members with an average of 150 interactions every day! Super exciting stuff! We are also selling a beautiful vinyl sticker of our logo!!Continue reading “US Bark Rangers of the United States National Parks”
Pinnacles National Park and Bay Area, CA. Feb 2023
National Park Count: 32NPS Unit Count: 55 Hey there fellow Adventurers! It has been 9 months since I have logged a new National Park! I was able to pull another “Ben Special” National Park visit in February. I am calling the short “go go go” trip in a ridiculously short amount of time, with veryContinue reading “Pinnacles National Park and Bay Area, CA. Feb 2023”
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