Utah is a magical state. Northern and central Utah is filled with snowcapped mountains, ski resorts, hot springs and wonderful places to eat and drink. Southern Utah has something totally different to offer – a desert landscape with an abundance of national parks to check out. There are three national parks in particular that are [...]
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 [...]
Ellie of Roadtripable back with my second guest post on some of Utah's national parks. Next up: Arches. Arches has a very special place in my heart because it is the first time I had been down to Southern Utah and where my then boyfriend proposed to me. That was about a year and a half [...]
Utah is sacred for its unparalleled landscapes – so much so that it has five National Parks dedicated to that landscapes protection. They have earned their nickname among the environmental community as The Mighty 5. This is Rachel's pal Ellie writing to you from Utah. I also have my own travel blog Roadtripable coming at [...]
Ending my national park series with Acadia because it's my favorite place on earth! Honestly, I'm the kind of traveler who rarely visits a place twice - just because I'm so excited to see new places - but Acadia is going to be a repeat for many, many years. When folks ask that ever-popular "If [...]
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 [...]
One thing that amazes me about the east coast is how small the states are. Because New Hampshire is such a small state and a short drive from major cities like Boston and Portland, White Mountain National Forest in northern New Hampshire can be easily fit into a weekend. Last summer, we got a chance [...]
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