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There may be affiliate links in here. As you know, last year in June I went to Great Basin National Park in Nevada and fell in love. Obviously, that meant we had to go back again this summer. If you saw my Bears Ears post, you'll know we did the same thing the same weekend…
Continue reading ➞ Great Basin National Park: Nevada’s Alpine Paradise
Last year, almost an exact year, I did a post on my favorite hikes in national parks. Well, in the time that's passed, I've gone to new parks and I've gone back to a lot of parks. I've done a lot of new hikes in these visits and decided to share 10 more of my…
Continue reading ➞ 11 More Of My Favorite National Park Hikes
This June we decided to go to Nevada. But, where in Nevada? Not Vegas, we knew that. Maybe Great Basin National Park. How far is that? It's only six hours? And we have three days off this week? Ok, Great Basin it is. A few pictures of alpine lakes and word of some of the…
Continue reading ➞ Bristlecones And Alpine Lakes In The Nevada Desert
There are affiliate links in here. I like to think I've done my fair share of National Park exploring over the last year. Some parks I did hiking, others I just had time to drive through. Today, though, I'm sharing my favorite hikes in National Parks around the US. I would just like to add this…
When I flew home for a few days this summer out of Vegas there was one thing I knew I needed to in the short time I was there, and it technically isn't even in what everyone thinks of as Vegas, the strip. I had to see the Seven Magic Mountains, just a short drive…
This was my first time actually experiencing Las Vegas. I flew out of it to go home the month before, but I didn't do anything there. This time was different. I met up with a few friends from home for a birthday. I was only there for a couple days. The first was spent drinking,…
The two things I wanted to see in Valley of Fire State Park on our way to Vegas were the Fire Wave and Pastel Canyon. The Fire Wave is rumored to be super cool, almost rivaling, and not to be confused with, the wave in Arizona. More on that later. And Pastel Canyon is supposed…
Continue reading ➞ Fire Waves and Pastel Canyons in the Valley of Fire
After reading about Valley of Fire on Alex in Wanderland and knowing I was going to Vegas in September, I figured why not make a stop there since I'll be in the area. I wasn't really sure what to expect, well hot, but that's about it. I knew about the Fire Wave, which is supposed to…
Continue reading ➞ Finding Petroglyphs in Valley of Fire State Park