Joshua Tree National Park, California
Mike and I have really wanted to explore Joshua Tree National Park and check it of off our National Park List. The Joshua Tree is...
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Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon
Mike found us the perfect place to camp in the Mount Hood Mainsail Forest. Mainsail First allows period to camp up to 14 days, but we...
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, Reedsport, Oregon
The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area is a special place. One of the largest expanses of temperate coastal sand dunes in the world,...
Camping In The Cascades, Washington
Mike and I found the most peaceful spot in the North Cascades National Park. We wanted to camp next to Diablo Lake but it was completely...
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Astoria, Oregon
Mike and I visited the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park and we got a sense of the wilderness that Native Americans, traders,...
Mount St Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington
At 8:32 a.m. PDT on May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens, a volcanic peak in southwestern Washington, suffers a massive eruption, killing 57...
Car Camping with BB
Mike and I have been traveling and camping with BB, aka Black Beauty, for six months now. Wow!!! How do we do it? This is a beautiful way...
Black Canyon National Park , Montrose, Colorado
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park exposed me and Mike to some of the steepest cliffs, and oldest rock that we've seen so far....
Washington Pass Overlook, Washington
While driving down the Washington Pass, we came across this scenic overlook from which we could see famous mountain tops, including the...
Washington Pass, Cascade Mountains, Washington
We were driving to Seattle and wanted to take the most Northern route because of a heat dome that was in the middle of the country, even...
Diablo Lake, Rockport, Washington State, North Cascades National Park
The North Cascades Mountains includes North Cascades National Park, two national recreation areas, three national forests, nine...
National Bison Range, Charlo, Montana
Mike and I were visiting a friend in Missoula and on our way to Glacier National Park, when there was an avalanche that blocked Going-...
Pompey's Pillar, Billings, Montana
On July 25, 1806, while descending the Yellowstone River, Captain William Clark, of Louis and Clark Expedition, wrote that, “this rock I...
White Mountain Cog Railroad, New Hampshire
This first in the world mountain climbing cog railway, rack-and-pinion railway has been making its dramatic 3-hour round trip to the...
Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
Congress established Hot Springs Reservation on April 20, 1832 to protect hot springs flowing from the southwestern slope of Hot Springs...
Driving The Appalachian Trail, Georgia To Maine
Mike and I found the coolest road right next to the Appalachian Hiking Trail from Georgia to Maine. We knew the views would be beautiful...
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Shenandoah straddles part of the Appalachian province known as the Blue Ridge, and it backs up the Smoky Mountains. There are broad...
Mabry’s Mill, Meadows of Dan, Virginia
One of the most picturesque places on the Parkway. Mabry’s original sawmill and blacksmith shop still stand as well. Ed Mabry built the...
Lower Falls, Swift Watershed, White Mountain National Forest, Albany New Hampshire
Mike and I were driving around New Hampshire and find this wonderful spot to have lunch. This is the Lower Falls and it is a legendary...
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