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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…
I can't believe it took me three trips to Everglades City before I hiked the Marsh Trail. Even more shocking, it was three visits before I even knew this trail existed, how wild is that? And we usually stay for 7-10 days which makes it even more surprising! Well, in 2021 I managed to hike…
Continue reading ➞ Birding Paradise In Florida: Hike The Marsh Trail In Ten Thousand Islands
On our January 2020 trip to Big Cypress we hiked the swampy part of the Fire Prairie Trail. Then this year, 2021, we hiked a little further out into the prairie part of it, still on the trail though. I still haven't hiked the entire Fire Prairie Trail, but I really enjoyed the part we…
Continue reading ➞ Experience The Fire Prairie Trail In Big Cypress National Preserve
On this year's Big Cypress trip we ended up extending it by like four or five days because we were loving it so much. It was also a year of new hikes here, which was exciting! I was also able to cross off biking Shark Valley off my national park bucket list! One day I…
Continue reading ➞ Biking Shark Valley: One Of The Best Things To Do In Everglades National Park
Ahh, Saguaro National Park. One of the newest parks I visited and one of my new favorites! This is such an underrated national park, I'm surprised at how little I hear about it. The big question when visiting though, is which side of Saguaro National Park is better and I'm here to help you pick…
Continue reading ➞ Saguaro East Vs. West Showdown: Which Side Of Saguaro Is Better?
This is going to be a whopper of a post and the first in my little series of shorter Utah itineraries broken down into specific areas. The three days will be packed full of hikes but I made the areas small so you'll be able to do as much as possible in that time. First…
One of my favorite waterfall hikes in North Carolina was the Log Hollow Falls hike. But, in what seemed to be classic North Carolina trail marking, we ended up following the wrong trail for like, a mile before turning around and trying the other option. I didn't really know what to expect from this hike…
After a while, not on the trip but after, the waterfalls and the trails all blur together a little bit but the Moore Cove Falls trail is one I distinctly remember, even though it was firmly in the middle of all the waterfalls we saw. Towards the end of our time in Brevard we finally…
Continue reading ➞ Moore Cove Falls: An Easy Waterfall Hike In Brevard, North Carolina
One place I have very little desire to return to is Las Vegas. BUT after making this list, I wouldn't mind going back! There are so many cool and weird things to do in and near Vegas that I had no idea existed. Well, turns out I have my own little Las Vegas bucket list…
Continue reading ➞ Las Vegas Bucket List: 110+ Amazing Ways To Eat, Stay, And Play
I love North Carolina. But one thing I don't like about it is how confusing and poorly marked some of the hiking trails are and the Cove Creek Falls trail was one of those. The trailhead was easy enough to find but then we hit the trail. We were already 1/1 for following the wrong…
Continue reading ➞ Hike To The 50-Foot Tall Cove Creek Falls In Brevard, North Carolina
Once I found the Roaring Fork Falls trail, it was stuck in my head and I was determined to see it. I really don't know why, it wasn't one of the most amazing waterfalls ever, but I just really wanted to go. We planned to do it the same day at Grassy Creek Falls and…
Continue reading ➞ Enjoy The Hike To Roaring Fork Falls Between Boone And Asheville, North Carolina
While this is my second to last post on our time in Boone, this was actually the first thing we did there: hike to Hebron Falls on the Boone Fork Trail in Julian Price Memorial Park! This is about 20 minutes from Boone down the Blue Ridge Parkway. This is the trail you take just…
Continue reading ➞ Hike To Hebron Falls On The Boone Fork Trail
Welcome back to another Ranger Talk! This week we've got Steve from Camp Nelson National Monument. There's a lot of love for the smaller historic parks in here, which is awesome, and even more love for Grand Teton (three in a row!) My goal with this is to hopefully help people that want to work…
Here's something I never thought I would say: I actually like Blanding, Utah. It is far from my favorite place but after spending more time there last spring, it's become an endearing little place to me. While the town itself isn't brimming with things to do (there are a few on this list) the whole…
Continue reading ➞ 12 Awesome Outdoorsy Things To Do In Blanding, Utah (And Nearby!)