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.”
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Bark Ranger Maisy’s GRAND SOUTHEASTERN TOUR JUNE 2024: Fort Matanzas National Monument, FL
NPS unit count: 79 Hey there Adventurers! Stop number 2 on #USBarkRangers Maisy’s grand tour of the southeast was Ft. Matanzas National Monument in St. Augustine, FL! I forgot to take a picture of the sign, so the cover photo is just the Ft. Matanzas beach….oops! Some of the entries in this tour will beContinue reading “Bark Ranger Maisy’s GRAND SOUTHEASTERN TOUR JUNE 2024: Fort Matanzas National Monument, FL”
2023 In Review
Hey there Adventurers! As we draw near to the end of the first month of 2024 (already!) it is time for a belated 2023 review! Last year was another jam packed year with several really cool trips! The year started off with my first ever trip to Mexico, tagging along with the Sidekick. Then there was aContinue reading “2023 In Review”
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”
Juneau, AK. June 2023
Hey there adventurers! The Sidekick and I ended up in Juneau in June this year! Most people cruise to Juneau and can only stay 8 hours or so, but we flew and stayed a week to see the whole area and to optimize the chance for good weather. This trip also included a day tripContinue reading “Juneau, AK. June 2023”
Glacier Bay National Park, AK June 2023
National Park Count: 34 Hey there adventurers! I am a little behind on my posts! There will (hopefully) be a slew of them coming up! Today I begin with the day trip tour the sidekick and I took to Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska earlier this summer! This marks my 34th National Park andContinue reading “Glacier Bay National Park, AK June 2023”
Virgin Islands National Park St.John USVI. March 2023
National Park Count: 33NPS Unit Count: 61 (if you are wondering why it jumped a lot since the last entry…I realized during this post that I had been forgetting the “National Parks” in the NPS Unit count. So 61 it is! Hey there Adventurers! After a long hiatus the Sidekick was able to rejoin meContinue reading “Virgin Islands National Park St.John USVI. March 2023”
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”
Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo, Mexico. January, 2023
¡Hola compañeros aventureros! ¡Bienvenidos a mi primer viaje de 2023! (Welcome to my first trip of 2023!) This was the sidekick’s trip, so I guess that makes me the sidekick on this one! The trip was a volleyball vacation trip organized by South of the Border Volleyball Vacations. Ixtapa is small resort town very closeContinue reading “Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo, Mexico. January, 2023”
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