Big Hole National Battlefield

Farewell Big Hole. You've been an amazing home to me for the last few months. I've met so many amazing people and have learned so much. I will cherish the experiences I've had here.
The Nez PerceRead more
Yellowstone day 1

So we made it to Yellowstone last night and camped at Mammoth. It seemed fitting that my road trip filled with National Parks started here. However, my car was having issues starting this morning.Read more
Day 2 in Yellowstone

Last night was very cold. Got down to 20*. Thankfully my toes warmed up pretty quickly but there was a good amount of frost on our tent and snow on the trails. The day started off with a bunch ofRead more
Devils tower/ Dead presidents

After a 6 hour drive, we went to devil's tower national monument. That's a dope rock. It's 867ft tall! Someome climbed it in 18min! Also it's really crazy looking. Makes sense why it was in that oneRead more
Wind cave/ Badlands

After a night at Custer State Park (Custer ugh), we made the short drive to Wind Cave NP. Unfortunately cave tours don't happen on weekends anymore. But the cool thing about the park is that it's alsoRead more
Minuteman Missle / Pipestone

From the badands yesterday morning we took the very short drive to Minuteman Missle NHS. That place was really interesting. It was one site where a whole bunch of missles were located during the coldRead more
Effigy Mounds

It was 5 hours drive to Effigy Mounds NM from Pipestone. Pretty uneventful drive. The monument is located on the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa. There are mounds there in different shapes. Some areRead more
Chicagoooo

Yesterday we left Iowa and drove through a lot of Wisconsin where we bought too much cheese. You have to though right? Then we called up my Great Aunt Peggy who lives in Chicago who was more thanRead more
Indiana Dunes / Cuyahoga Valley / Pitts!

After leaving Chicago (Peggy gave is so much food!), We headed to Indiana Dunes. A vote just passed unanimously in the House to get it promoted from national lakeshore to national Park and the peopleRead more
PITTSBURGHHHHHH

I had such a nice time spending so much time with Fiz. It was a little gross and rainy so we spent most of the time inside which was fine by me and a needed break from a long trip. We watched all ofRead more
Antietam/ Harper's Ferry/Shenandoah

I left Pittsburgh pretty early to get a jump on the day. The original plan was to go straight to Harper's ferry but I kept seeing signs for Antietam Battlefield and realized I was only 5 miles away.Read more
Shenandoah part 2

I got an early start to the day and got right to hiking. I decided I should do several small hikes instead of one long one so that I could see more of the park. I started with a nice easy 2 mile hikeRead more
Booker T Washington/Andrew Johnson

I woke up super early, before any visitor centers were open, so I took myself out to breakfast in a tiny Town in Virginia. It's weird dining alone. The wait staff is always extra friendly andRead more
Great Smokies part 1

I was driving around in this beautiful place and pulled over at a hiking spot. It said it was 1.75 miles round-trip. I thought great, pretty short first hike let's do it. At first it was steep butRead more
Great Smokies part 2

I drove into the North Carolina part of the park today. Super pretty drive. I talked to the ranger to see what hikes she recommends and she might be the nicest person I've ever met. She was superRead more
Nashville

I'm in a hip swanky sandwich shop in downtown Nashville right now and they're playing 9 to 5. Perfect. Absolutely perfect.
I walked by the CMT headquarters. Seriously considered walking in andRead more
Memphis

I went to the Grand Ole Opry in the morning. It's a cool building but they weren't giving tours. Then I went to Graceland to Graceland to Memphis Tennessee! Well I didn't actually go to Graceland butRead more
Hot Springs/ Dallas

Yesterday I drove into hot springs national park in Arkansas. I did not enjoy it. It was basically just a row of really old bath houses that were naturally heated. There were no bathable hot springs.Read more
Carlsbad caverns/ Guadalupe Mountains

Yesterday I went to Carlsbad Caverns NP. Probably my favorite cave to date. It's so big and open. I went on an audio tour which I greatly enjoyed. It was so well done. The stops were relevant andRead more
Chiricahua/Tucson

Chiricahua national monument is really cool. I don't remember googling it and wasn't expecting much but it was truly spectacular. So many gorgeous vistas and hoodoos for days. I really dig it. I couldRead more
Saguaro

Happy Thanksgiving!
I was really confused when people said that to me today. I keep forgetting. In my mind Thanksgiving happened like 3 weeks ago. There's a decent amount of people here. More thanRead more
Casa Grande/ Lost Dutchman

This morning I made the short drive to Casa Grande National Monument. The movie and vc were really well done. The tour was not. Curse you Rebekah! I can't enjoy tours anymore. It was just an oldRead more
Tonto/Montezuma Castle

This morning I went to Tonto national monument. The tour for the upper ruins tour was booked unfortunately. This is why people plan ahead. The lower area was still really cool though. They let youRead more
Tuzigoot/Arcosanti

I woke up with the sun this morning and went on a nice sunrise hike. It was about 6 miles and pretty uneventful though I did listen to a podcast about cricket farming and now I want to try it. EatingRead more
La La Land

This morning I drove about 4 hours to LA. I hiked a little up to the Griffith Observatory where I discovered it was closed on Mondays. That was a real bummer. I wanted do see if I could magically flyRead more