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…
Visiting Pearl Harbor Historic Site
I know when we found out we were going to visit Oahu, Hawaii that I wanted to go to see the Pearl Harbor historic site which is a National Memorial and includes the USS Arizona Memorial. The attack on Pearl…
Yellow Van’s 2019 Year in Review
Wow, 2019 is over and 2020 has just begun! What a year it has been for us here at Yellow Van Travels. We hope you have enjoyed following along with what we’ve written here on the blog and what we…
Visiting Bunker Hill in Boston
Boston is a city rich in history, I think that is why so many people are drawn to visit it. I would say when I talk to people about east coast cities, Boston is the one that inspires the most…
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…
Staying at Jacob Lake Near the Grand Canyon
If you’re looking to explore the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, away from the many, many tourists of the South Rim, and you’re not into camping, you should definitely take a look into staying at Jacob Lake. Location of…
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…