Hiking stats at a glance: ~3 miles ~600 ft elevation gain 1.5 hrs (including time for taking an outrageous amount of photos) After our second day in Zion National Park turned out to be a bit of a bust we made our way over to Bryce Canyon National Park for our second stop of the day. I had never been to Bryce Canyon […]
Our second day in Zion was supposed to be a day of adventure but it turned into a bit of a non starter. We got up bright and early from our hotel in Springdale and headed over to the Temple of Sinawava Trailhead where we intended to hike down along the Virgin River as far as we could manage towards […]
This year, the National Park Service turns 100! And what better way to celebrate than to pack the year by trying to visit as many of the parks as possible? The people in my life know that I tend to plan overly ambitious trips pretty regularly… and since I am neither independently wealthy nor blessed with endless vacation days, this […]
In a change of pace we decided to go south for the long weekend and check out some new National Parks along the way. First up on our list was Gettysburg National Military Park. I have always liked visiting battlefields to take in the history and this is among one of the best to visit. It is steeped in history […]
Grey Towers National Historic Site is a historic home and property in Milford, Pennsylvania which is operated by the USDA Forest Service. At first glance you might be confused as to why the Forest Service is operating a historic site such as this but once you understand the history of the family which built it everything begins to make more […]
Operation Hiking 