National Parks

We’ve been fortunate enough to visit Zion National Park a number of times, including Zion with kids and in all 4 seasons. It’s always magical! We love finding the best easy hikes in Zion with kids or just that are … Read More

There are so many incredible outdoor activities in Southern Utah – from red rock hiking to water play to jeep tours. Kanab is a great home base if you’d like to explore Zion National Park but also head to Bryce … Read More

We’ve visited Zion National Park a number of times before, but had never before considered hiking Angels Landing. Here is our experience doing the Angels Landing hike with kids! Where is Angels Landing? Angels Landing is one of the most … Read More

Hiking is one of our favorite ways to explore any National Park. And the great thing about a lot of Saguaro National Park hikes is that you get major bang for your buck even when just going a short distance! … Read More

Have you visited another planet before? We haven’t but these Petrified Forest National Park hikes sure made it feel like it! The park itself is not hugely popular, which is wonderful for feeling like you have it all to yourself. … Read More

We’ve visited the Grand Canyon a number of times, both before kids as well as with kids. But this was our first time visiting the Grand Canyon in winter! The Grand Canyon is vast and you can certainly find plenty … Read More

Just an hour from the southern entrance to Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park is like the smaller, less famous cousin. But though super different from Yellowstone, Grand Teton is incredible in and of itself, and was one of … Read More

When we left on our RV journey, we thought we would be gone for about 4-5 weeks. In fact, when we initially booked a rental RV, we reserved it for just shy of 6 weeks to give us a few … Read More

While we’ve visited many National Parks both in the US and around the world, we’ve never visited a place quite like Yellowstone National Park. The diversity of natural features, landscapes, animals, and activity options is remarkable. But since it’s such … Read More

I visited my first National Park when I was 17. I didn’t really have any idea what they were before that, nor did my family. When we did visit a couple of National Parks the summer before my senior year … Read More

Death Valley is such a mysterious and fascinating place. It’s a land of extremes with hidden beauty in terms of plants and wildlife that can survive with intense heat and very little precipitation. We loved learning about and visiting Death … Read More

For a number of years, we’ve been privileged to purchase a National Parks annual pass. That means that for $80, we can visit any national park site as often as we’d like for a whole year. Since we have a … Read More