Highlights from travels through the US National Parks
I was officially surrounded by wild fires and now that I was back in cellphone coverage I was constantly looking at wildfire maps and thinking about fires and smoke every day. The Dixie fire was closing in on Lassen Volcanic National Park however they were still open and I knew Read more
While shopping at REI in preparation for the trip I told the employee that was helping me that I was going to Crater Lake and she said she got goosebumps just thinking about that place. It was also a stop on the trip that I was really looking forward to. Read more
Perhaps it is too soon to declare a favorite, however I feel confident enough that this statement will remain true, “Glacier National Park is my favorite”, of the parks that I have visited. It is partly because I love the mountains and it is also due to how I felt Read more
Left the Devils Tower KOA and it was on to the Paradise Valley KOA in Montana. I was so excited to head into the mountains and was excited to see the snow capped mountains along the drive. It was my longest day of driving/towing so I was grateful for a Read more
One of the last remaining states that I had never visited was North Dakota. As I couldn’t work it into the route with Wolfie, I opted for an overnight trip up to Theodore Roosevelt National Park while I was staying in Devils Tower. I drove up the eastern edge of Read more
I was so excited to have family join me on the adventure and really excited to explore the sites of South Dakota across the Black Hills and the Badlands. Step one was getting there. Towing a travel trailer is a slow endeavor so I left Lincoln a day ahead of Read more
The area around the Great Lakes was a part of the US that I didn’t know much about. When planning the trip it consisted of flipping through books and there happened to be a scenic photo of Pictured Rocks and it worked with the itinerary, so that is how I Read more
In 1969, the Cuyahoga River was so polluted that it caught fire. The river has come a long way since then and preservation and clean-up continues, with the river valley between Akron and Cleveland becoming a National Park in 2000. Arrival there meant that Wolfie finally left New York and Read more
I didn’t think that I’d have a favorite National Park but I confess that Acadia is my favorite East coast National Park. I arrived before Memorial Day, as the crowds were starting to build but not too bad. I started at Hulls Cove visitor center to pick up a trail Read more
I was now officially on my own. Up until this point I enjoyed the company of my parents; I even had my Dad riding in the truck with me as I hauled the camper. My mom took this picture as I got on the interstate heading North and they headed Read more
The first major National Park visited on the journey. After days of rain to get here we enjoyed some beautiful weather that allowed us to hike as well as enjoy the scenic drives. While Cades Cove is the most famous and popular drive we skipped it and enjoyed the drive Read more