Yosemite Falls is one of the highlights of visiting Yosemite National Park and it is not a difficult hike to do even with children. A portion of the trail is also wheelchair accessible. If you have heard me mention Yosemite…
Visiting Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
Earlier this summer, we went to Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in Southern Utah. It was close to home, not very busy, and we could actually get a campsite! We had a fun weekend there and it is definitely…
Family-Friendly Trip to Custer State Park in South Dakota
Because we visited South Dakota during the pandemic the National Park sites of Wind Cave and Jewel Cave were not doing cave tours. This led to us visiting Custer State Park instead, and we are so glad that we did.…
Kachina Bridge Hike at Natural Bridges National Monument
There are three incredible natural rock bridges to see at Natural Bridges National Monument, I love them all, but Kachina Bridge holds a special place in my heart as the spot where I witnessed the most amazing sunset of my…
Steamboat Geyser and the Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone
There are a lot of geysers in Yellowstone National Park. Most of us don’t encounter geysers during our everyday life, but when you are in Yellowstone for a couple days they can become almost commonplace because of how much geothermal…
5 Tips for Hiking with a Baby
We are big fans of nature and especially National Parks, as a result Lucy has been hiking almost since she was born. She did her first hike to Silly Mountain in Arizona when she was just a few weeks old…
Hiking Bright Angel Point and the Grand Canyon North Rim
It is no secret to followers of this blog or our podcast that I love the Grand Canyon. In our episode on the Best of 2018 I named the North Rim of the Grand Canyon as my favorite National Park…
Hiking the Basin at Franconia Notch in New Hampshire
Last August we got to visit New England for the first time when we went to visit our friends in New Hampshire. One of the first places we went was Franconia Notch, which is a state park nestled inside a…
Family Friendly Zion Trip
Zion National Park is an experience no one should miss out on. But we realize that traveling with children or babies or children to any national park can be daunting, so we have put together this handy guide for a…
Hiking the Watchman Trail at Zion National Park
In my last post I talked about using the Pa’rus trail to bypass the shuttle line at Zion National Park. But if you want to do a hike without using the shuttles at all then the Watchman Trail is your…