Humboldt Redwood State Park is a smaller park located approximately 75 miles south of the Redwood National and State Parks. It was originally not a part we even thought we would stop at but on our drive south from Redwoods National Park to San Francisco we needed to make a pit stop and saw restrooms advertised on the highway so […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~3.5 miles Elevation Gain = ~200 feet Trailhead = Big Tree Wayside These posts are beginning to get more and more delayed on account of real life busyness but I am determined to make sure they all get out into the world! After heading inland to check out Crater Lake amidst […]
At the end of our trip back in January we made one last stop at Valley of Fire State Park, about an hour outside of Las Vegas. This is a park I have heard of in the past but had never visited. It is fairly small (by western standards) but is very beautiful and accessible without much effort. Since the […]
Now that we have finally finished renovating our new home I can finally get back to finishing my back log of trip reports! The last point of interest in Death Valley was the Mesquite Sand Dunes. The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes are a popular stop in Death Valley due to their proximity to the road and overall beauty. The dunes […]
Even though a good amount of time has passed since my last post I am determined to finish up the posts related to this trip. Real life has been incredibly busy but things are starting to get back to a point where the adventure stories can begin rolling back out at a regular pace. So, lets get right to it. […]
After leaving Zabriskie Point we made our way over to the lowest point in North America, Badwater Basin. I have been here a couple of times before but this was actually the first time I had seen it so saturated with the recent rain fall. It was interesting to see such a typical dry place with so much standing water. […]
Unfortunately for us there was a big change in weather following our beautiful day in Palmer Canyon, but we weren’t going to let a little rain stop us from enjoying what Death Valley had to offer. I mean it IS Death Valley after all right? So, with the weather in mind we decided to spend the day checking out some […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~6 miles After spending a few hours driving through Titus Canyon I think everyone was ready for a hike to stretch our legs. Normally from this trailhead most people head over to Fall Canyon which is a relatively popular destination in Death Valley National Park. However, we decided to go with […]
After leaving Rhyolite we headed west down Route 374 (The main road leaving Rhyolite) and in about 2 miles we reached the turn off on the right hand side for the Titus Canyon Road. The road through Titus Canyon is a one way road covering about 27 miles through a narrow canyon on the border of Nevada and Death Valley National […]
After spending the night in Pahrump, Nevada we packed up the car and hit the road planning to head into Death Valley via Titus Canyon. However, on the way we decided to first make a stop at the Rhyolite Ghost Town. Rhyolite was a boom town founded in 1904 around mines in the area and was home to as many […]
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