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In January, about a month before we left, we had to go down to Phoenix for something and wanted to do at least one hike while we were there. I had a few picked out and we ended up at neither of them, but that's ok! Instead, we drove the Apache Trail then went to…
After spending a lot of winter time in Gainesville , I finally kayaked the Ichetucknee River. At the end of 2020. As I write this over a year later. So maybe I forgot about this post, it happens. But we're here today and I'm going to convince you to kayak Ichetucknee Springs, too. I hope.…
Continue reading ➞ Kayaking The Ichetucknee River: The Perfect Afternoon Paddle (With Turtles!)
One of the things I knew I would be doing when my parents came to visit Florida this year was seeing the Alfred B. Maclay Garden State Park which just happened to be during the blooming season! This was the first thing we did on a sort of cloudy day. We didn't really know what…
One of the last posts I have for our spring Escalante trip is about the Escalante Petrified Forest State Park and the Sleeping Rainbow Trail! This was actually our first stop when we got to Escalante and we spent a few hours there that afternoon. It was somewhere that we always drove past but never…
Continue reading ➞ Visit Escalante Petrified Forest State Park And Hike The Sleeping Rainbow Trail
One of the things I always say I'm going to do every year is to see more stuff around home when we visit. I'm usually really bad about this, like this year I've seen nothing. But last fall I went to Interstate State Park and Franconia Sculpture Park with my parents one day! This state…
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. I knew as soon as I knew I was visiting Florida in January, specifically a little South Florida road trip, that I wanted to go to Myakka State Park by Naples specifically to…
Continue reading ➞ Myakka State Park: A Geocaching Paradise In Florida
I love beaches. It's no secret. They are the one thing I really want to see more of. Well, and the springs. But this is about beaches. During both of my trips to St. Augustine, I went to Anastasia State Park and both were entirely different experiences. The first visit was back in November of…
Continue reading ➞ The Best Little Beach Near St. Augustine: Anastasia State Park In Florida
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. We did the Fakahatchee boardwalk, officially known as the Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk, last year, too and really liked it. This time though, we got to see the CUTEST baby gators ever. Ok,…
Continue reading ➞ Fakahatchee Boardwalk: The Perfect Easy Hike Near Everglades City
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. I loved the Cathedral Spires Trail in the Black Hills. Like, I loved it so much. This was such a cool hike and the area is so unique. It's a trail that takes…
Continue reading ➞ Hike The Cathedral Spires Trail On The Needles Highway In The Black Hills
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. Well, we're finally back to my South Dakota trip from.. October. Today we're looking back at the Sylvan Lake Loop Trail which is one of the best stops along the Needles Highway in…
Continue reading ➞ Hike The Sylvan Lake Loop Trail Along The Needles Highway In South Dakota
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. One of the first things we did when we got to the Black Hills in South Dakota was head to the Custer State Park Wildlife Loop Road, well, right after visiting Wind Cave…
Continue reading ➞ Bison, Burros, And The Black Hills: The Best Things To Do In Custer State Park
Edge of the Cedars State Park is kind of like the Anasazi State Park Museum in Boulder, but bigger. I remember every time we drove past the sign for it I just thought well, that looks like a terrible state park because I had no idea what it was and I'll be real, the landscape in that…
**La Chua Trail is currently closed after the boardwalk due to high water levels** There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. The more time I spend in Gainesville, the more I want to get out and see the area. One…
After driving past the Anasazi State Park Museum in Boulder, Utah probably 5+ times a summer, last year I finally decided it was time to visit. I had recently read Finders Keepers and I became slightly obsessed with seeing ruins and anything related to them. The Anasazi Museum sometimes called the Anasazi Indian Village is…
Continue reading ➞ Anasazi State Park Museum: A Trip Back In Time In Boulder, Utah