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Visiting national parks in the off season is my favorite. I love visiting them when they're in their prime, too, but there's just something about visiting them in the winter, and Canyonlands is no different. I've visited Canyonlands National Park in the winter twice now, once in December and once in February. Both were wonderful…
Continue reading ➞ Top Tips For Visiting Canyonlands National Park In Winter
I love visiting Arches National Park in winter. It's my favorite time to visit and I actually avoid going both Zion and Arches in summer for a lot of reasons (it's so busy, so expensive, and so hot.) There aren't really specific things to do in Arches in winter that's different than summer, hiking is…
Continue reading ➞ All About Visiting Arches National Park In Winter
I've had seeing Mesa Verde in winter on my national park bucket list since I visited the park in 2017. And i sort of got to do that in December! I say sort of because we went for the Luminaria and it was just sort of snow-raining while we were at the top and we…
Continue reading ➞ Top Tips For Visiting Mesa Verde In Winter
Lately, I've been thinking more about this winter, where I'll be, what I'll be doing, all that good stuff. I've especially been dreaming about the Tetons in the winter. I love it. I don't love winter, but nothing beats the Tetons under eight feet of snow with moose lounging around and an expensive purple juice. …
Continue reading ➞ Best National Parks To Visit In The Winter
This winter I've been on a bit of an extended road trip. After spending the Holidays in Wisconsin, I've been exploring southern Utah for a little over a month. Three weeks were spent in La Verkin, near Zion National Park and we stopped at the Badlands on our way out. As I write this I'm…
Continue reading ➞ Should You Take A Winter Road Trip? Yes. Yes, You Should.
Badlands National Park is awesome in the summer, but I wanted to see it in the winter, covered in snow. Now that I've seen (almost) all the parks between Utah and Wisconsin in the spring or summer, it's time to see them in the winter. Everything just looks so different with a layer of snow.…
Continue reading ➞ Badlands Below Zero: Tips For Visiting The Badlands In The Winter
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. It was a cold winter Friday (I'm assuming) in Menomonie, Wisconsin, when me and my roommate and two friends decided to drive up to Duluth, Minnesota just for funsies. We didn't really know…
Continue reading ➞ Gooseberry Falls In The Winter: A Frozen Paradise In Northern Minnesota
Yes! 100% worth it. There you go. That's all. I kid. I'll break it down for you a bit more than that. Short answer: yes. Long answer: yes, but there are some things to consider before you take the (polar) plunge to visit Grand Teton National Park in the winter. So read on to help plan…
Continue reading ➞ Is It Worth Going To Grand Teton National Park In The Winter?
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. Jackson Hole is expensive. I'm sure it can be visited on a budget, I just didn't really do that, mostly because I was living there, not just visiting. BUT this is one…
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. Flagg Ranch is just outside of Yellowstone and the closest we could get without being on a snowmobile or in a snow coach. Neither of those was in our plans, so snowshoes would…
Continue reading ➞ Snowshoeing At Flagg Ranch In Yellowstone In Winter
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. It's finally time! I am starting to share my photos and adventures from this winter, that's why there was a little break between posts. I had to get all my pictures ready to…
Continue reading ➞ 34 Photos To Make You Want To Experience A Wyoming Winter
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. Before I left for Taiwan, I had no idea what to bring. I had no idea what the weather was going to be like. Hot and cold. Helpful, right? I also didn't know…
Continue reading ➞ The Perfect Packing List For Taiwan And Japan In The Winter
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them. I loved Kyoto. I had no idea I was going to visit Japan when I left home for Taiwan. When I first got there, I was not enjoying it. I had planned five weeks in Taiwan and decided to…
Continue reading ➞ 10 Best Things To Do In Kyoto In February
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. After our morning in the bamboo forest of Arashiyama outside of Kyoto, it was time to go to Monkey Park Iwatayama, or Monkey Park, or Monkey Mountain, whatever you hear it called. After…
Continue reading ➞ Monkey See, Monkey Do: Visiting Monkey Park Iwatayama In Winter