NPS Unit Count: 82/430 Hey there Adventurers! After departing Mesa Verde early in the morning, I was off, headed back in the direction of Albuquerque. I had 2 more full days left to this southwest adventure and I had plenty more to see! The first stop up: Aztec Ruins National Monument, about 2 hours awayContinue reading “Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico, June 2025.”
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Loving Mesa Verde National Park, Part 2. Colorado, June 2025
Hey there Adventurers! Be sure to check out part 1 here! I awoke very early the next morning to be sure to get to my tour of the Square Tower House. This was the really hard one to snag. According to the Ranger, this tour is only once a day and it was small…10 peopleContinue reading “Loving Mesa Verde National Park, Part 2. Colorado, June 2025”
Loving Mesa Verde National Park! Part 1. Colorado, June 2025.
National Park Number: 43/63NPS Unit Count: 81/430US Unesco World Heritage Sites 15/24 Hey there Adventurers! June 2025 saw me finish the Colorado national parks! If you read the previous entry, this trip involved many stops in New Mexico for #USBarkRangers purposes, but the trip focus was Mesa Verde. A quick aside, this park is moreContinue reading “Loving Mesa Verde National Park! Part 1. Colorado, June 2025.”
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico. June 2025.
NPS Unit Count: 80/430US Unesco World Heritage Site: 14/24 Hey there Adventurers! I have to say I am super excited to recount the next many posts for you all! This trip in June was to check out Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, but there are many national park sites in New Mexico including severalContinue reading “Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico. June 2025.”
Washington, D.C. #USBarkRangers Events March 2025
NPS Unit Count: 79 Hey there Adventurers! We just started 2026, but I am just now catching up on my trips from 2025! First up was a spring break road trip the sidekick and I took to D.C. in March! This was a crazy trip idea to begin with. We drove. In one car –Continue reading “Washington, D.C. #USBarkRangers Events March 2025”
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska, July 2024.
National Park Number: 42 Hey there Adventurers! 2024 was the year of some big parks which culminated with a solo visit to the largest National Park in the United States: Alaska’s remote and rugged Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. I am going to start by saying this is my new favorite park: 10 out of 10Continue reading “Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska, July 2024.”
Tennessee Parks, May 2024.
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.”
Death Valley National Park. CA/NV March, 2024.
National Park Count: 40 NPS Unit: 70, 71 Hey there Adventurers! It’s April 2025, and Facebook sent me a memory of this trip a couple weeks ago, which is now a year old, so I figured I better get on with catching up! This trip was a tandem park trip with Joshua Tree. Be sureContinue reading “Death Valley National Park. CA/NV March, 2024.”
Bark Ranger Maisy’s GRAND SOUTHEASTERN TOUR JUNE 2024: Cowpens National Battlefield, SC and Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, NC
NPS Unit Count: 86, 87 Hey there Adventurers! Continuing Bark Ranger Maisy’s first big Bark Ranger Adventure finds us checking out two more sites in the Carolinas. After departing Nintey Six National Historic Site we headed north to Cowpens National Battlefield. I will begin by saying that I appreciate the battlefields, but generally speaking, thereContinue reading “Bark Ranger Maisy’s GRAND SOUTHEASTERN TOUR JUNE 2024: Cowpens National Battlefield, SC and Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, NC”
Bark Ranger Maisy’s GRAND SOUTHEASTERN TOUR JUNE 2024: Ninety Six National Historic Site, South Carolina
NPS Unit Count: 85 Hey there Adventurers! Continuing on Bark Ranger Maisy’s grand summer tour, we find ourselves at Ninety Six National Historic Site, located near the small town of the same name, in South Carolina. This particular park is even more noteworthy for our Bark Ranger adventure because one of the moderators/admin of ourContinue reading “Bark Ranger Maisy’s GRAND SOUTHEASTERN TOUR JUNE 2024: Ninety Six National Historic Site, South Carolina”
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