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I did a lot of hiking in Menomonie while I was at Stout but very little of it was done on actual hiking trails, so I’ve been working on that.
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The Devil’s Millhopper in Gainesville (Devil’s Millhopper Geological State Park) is something I always wanted to see but didn’t get to until 2022!
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I love Micanopy, Florida SO MUCH. Three people have come to visit me here and I made all three of them go to Micanopy with me. I love it.
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Micanopy is one of my absolute favorite places in Florida and after a couple of visits there, we noticed the Tuscawilla Preserve.
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One of the biggest parts of planning a vacation is choosing where to stay, whether it’s five star luxury or shoestring budget.
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One of the last things I did with my parents while they were here in the spring was make a trip to Ikea. And being the way I am, I had to add a little hike. Enter Castaway Island Preserve.
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There are so many great things to do in Lake Powell, it can be overwhelming and hard to know what is best.
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When my parents were visiting in the spring of 2023, we made a couple of trips to Micanopy and on one of those we also went over to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park!
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One of the things I didn’t do enough of while I was out west was enjoy the Lake Powell beaches. Especially since I worked there.
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I already had Falling Creek Falls on my Florida bucket list but last year after seeing that Falling Creek Falls had more water than usual, we decided it was time to see it.
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On one of our drives down to Ocala last year we stopped at this Orange Lake Overlook area for something, I can’t remember what now, and saw there was a hiking trail!
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Next up in my national park showdown series is Death Valley vs Joshua Tree, the ultimate California desert national park battle.
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If you’re visiting Page, Arizona, hiking is one of the best things to do while you’re there, in addition to Horseshoe Bend and Antelope Canyon, of course.
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Hole in the Rock on Lake Powell is an adventurous scrambling hike and a major part of the Mormon settlement history of the region, but it’s not an actual hole in a rock.
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