Yellowstone National Park is home to many natural wonders. The Fountain Paint Pot Trail is a great family-friendly trail that takes you on a quick loop to see each type of thermal feature that is found in Yellowstone National Park.…
Seeing Old Faithful and the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park
If you were going to go see one thing when you visited Yellowstone National Park it would probably be Old Faithful. Fortunately Old Faithful is in an area where there is plenty else to see and also a historic district…
Grand Prismatic Spring at Yellowstone National Park
While Old Faithful may be the most popular destination in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Prismatic Spring is probably the most photographed. Grand Prismatic Spring has some of the brightest, natural colors you have probably ever seen. Because of its beauty,…
Camping in the National Parks
As I write this nearly all National Parks are closed because of Covid-19, but I expect that National Parks will be some of the first spaces to open back up as outdoor activities and camping are fairly safe when social…
Yellow Van Travels North Shore Guide
We absolutely LOVED our time on Oahu’s North Shore last year. We had so much fun and had a great balance of doing fun things on our list while still having time to stop at a random beach or time…
5 Kinds of Beaches to Visit in Hawaii
Beaches are pretty much the main event in Hawaii, while you are there you will probably go to the beach a lot. We went to Oahu last year and there are basically beaches everywhere, unless you are in the center…
Visiting the Wahiawa Botanical Garden on Oahu
One of the really interesting things that you get to experience when you travel around the world is the variety of plant life that exists in the world. Botanical Gardens are a lot like museums of plants and so they…
Going to Ka’ena Point on Oahu, Hawaii
You can almost drive all the way around the island of Oahu, almost, but not quite. If you want to circumnavigate the entire island you need to go on a hike around the most northwest edge. What this means is…
Snorkeling at Shark’s Cove on the North Shore of Oahu
Snorkeling was one of the things I knew I wanted to do while we were in Hawaii, I had done some brief snorkeling in Chania on Crete and at Coco Kay in the Bahamas and really enjoyed those. We had…
5 Things to Keep in Your Car While Visiting Hawaii
When you’re visiting Hawaii, you always have the opportunity for adventure. Even if you have a very detailed itinerary, there are going to be times when you happen to stumble onto a beautiful beach or an amazing forrest and you…