One Big Field Trip

We stayed the night in Wells, NV at a very cute campground that had a lot of trees in the middle of a fairly barren Nevada. After setting up and stretching we went on a Ladybug (rock) hunt. Driving the…

(1 minute video at bottom of page) “A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” – Tm Cahill Who knew that after just a 20 minute visit at a small regional park in Eastern Wyoming we would become…

“Life was meant for good friends and great adventures.” ~ Unknown Sand Harbor was beautiful despite the surrounding smokey haze. Our friends the Froelichs drove us up into this beautful Eastern side of the Lake Tahoe and we walked along…

Have you even heard of this park? It’s not so well-known which made it a fun one to explore. I decided that that if Yellowston NP and Craters of the Moon NM had a baby it would be Lassen Volcanic…

A state park or national park? Both. The Redwoods are comprised of a National park AND 5 nearby state parks: Del Norte Coast, Jedidiah Smith, Prairie Creek, Humboldt, and Redwoods State Park. In 1994 the National Park service and the…

We left Cave Junction, Oregon around noon on Tuesday September 8th. We had clear skies for about 20 minutes then we were quickly enveloped in an orange glow, followed by haze and campground fire smells. It was a mixture of…

(1 minute video at bottom) Well this was a surprising fun find. We chose this town as one of our two night stops only because it had a campground that accepted Passport America 50% discount and had full hook ups.…

Beautiful clear blue Crater Lake is 83% filled due to snow and rain, giving it the clear blue water. It is the deepest lake in the United States at 1,949 feet. It is the southern most volcano in the Cascade…

(1 min video below) We took a 6 mile hike on Canyon and Rim trail and saw 7 waterfalls! Three of the waterfalls were set up with the trail spanning behind it. That was a magical view, and feeling! Many…