12.5 Miles in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

12.5 Miles in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, near Knoxville, TN is the most visited national park in the U.S. Not sure if they're counting people or bears, but either way, we were looking forward to exploring it on a beautiful fall weekend. This park is also very large, so a long hike to see and explore as [...]

Everglades National Park + Biscayne National Park // Florida

Everglades National Park + Biscayne National Park // Florida

As I do nearly every spring, I spent a week in Florida watching my brother kill it at spring training. We had some time to venture south Florida and check two more national parks off our bucket list – Biscayne and the Everglades. These national parks were less about the scenery and hikes and more [...]

Badlands National Park // South Dakota

Badlands National Park // South Dakota

I don't want to start every national park post with a "this was better than I expected" mantra, but the Badlands blew me away. We only booked a day exploring this well-known national park because we thought the Black Hills/Custer State Park (our final destination) would be more our pace – but it was all [...]