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”
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Nov 2024
Hey there Adventurers! My last trip of 2024 took me to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for a few days around Thanksgiving. The Sidekick was doing another one of her volleyball vacation trips and I was tagging along for a a few days (I guess I was actually the sidekick?). If you managed to get through myContinue reading “Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Nov 2024”
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.”
Glacier National Park, MT. June/July 2024
National Park Count: 41 Hey there Adventurers! I know I have said this before, but I am really trying to get caught up on my trips! Summer of ’24 included two amazing trips to see two parks, both of which have claimed the title of Crown of the Continent. We will start with Glacier NationalContinue reading “Glacier National Park, MT. June/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.”
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.”
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