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Accomodations Hikes Historical National Parks Washington

Lake Quinault Lodge & the World’s Largest Sitka Spruce

on May 19, 2019 Accomodations Hikes Historical National Parks Washington olympic national park 1146 views

Lake Quinault Lodge sits in the southwestern corner of the Olympic National Park. This historic lodge has been on our radar for several years so we took a road trip out with family to explore this area we had never visited.

Arizona Hikes Kayaking Lakes

Laid Back Adventures at Luna Lake & Greer

on April 19, 2019 Arizona Hikes Kayaking Lakes greer greer hikes white mountain hikes white mountains 773 views

As we do every year during the early summer months, we headed to the White Mountains for a weekend amongst the trees. This year's adventures were spent in a different area of the White Mountains,

Arizona

Wildflower Super Bloom on Peridot Mesa

on March 23, 2019 Arizona mesa wildflowers 682 views

Arizona experienced an explosion of bright orange poppies in early spring. Wild flowers in the desert is quite something to behold so we thought we'd treat the puppies we were watching and brought them out

Arizona Hikes Historical Military Ruins

The Ruins of Fort Bowie

on March 3, 2019 Arizona Hikes Historical Military Ruins 868 views

Seven years ago, we took a hot trip out to Fort Bowie to explore the historical military ruins and cross the original Butterfield Overland Mail Route. We're running out of things to do in Arizona

Arizona Ghost Towns Road Trip

Oatman Ghost Town

on February 10, 2019 Arizona Ghost Towns Road Trip oatman route 66 735 views

Seven years ago, we took to Route 66 and headed to the western edge of Arizona to explore Oatman, a ghost town that is still one of our favorites today! We revisited this gem again

California Ghost Towns Historical Road Trip

Calico Ghost Town, a Former Mining Town in San Bernadino

on February 9, 2019 California Ghost Towns Historical Road Trip 828 views

1 hour and 45 minutes west of Hole-in-the-Wall, near Yermo in San Bernadino County lies an abandoned mining town turned tourist site.

California Hikes National Parks Road Trip

Rings Loop Trail in Mojave National Preserve

on February 9, 2019 California Hikes National Parks Road Trip easy california hikes easy hikes mojave 697 views

Mojave National Preserve is a 1.6 million acre park that encompasses most of the Mojave Desert in California. Much of it has been designated as wilderness & therefore lacks many facilities some have come to

Arizona Hikes

Hiking to Bridal Wreath Falls

on January 27, 2019 Arizona Hikes moderate arizona hikes moderate hikes moderate tucson hikes tucson 803 views

On a beautiful, sunny Tucson day, we took to the desert trails in search of Bridal Wreath Falls! The trailhead to Bridal Wreath Falls is just on the outskirts of town at the end of

Arizona National Parks Off Road

Offroad Through Bajada Loop Drive in Saguaro National Park West

on January 19, 2019 Arizona National Parks Off Road tucson 1255 views

Saguaro National Park West in Tucson, Arizona boasts of a scenic loop drive that gives visitors a taste of easy off-roading through the desert. We took the Jeep out on this road one evening but

Arizona

Taking in the Red Rock Sights via the Verde Canyon Railroad

on January 12, 2019 Arizona 492 views

In celebration of the husband's birthday, we spent a relaxing weekend in Clarkdale so we could climb aboard the Verde Canyon Railroad for a scenic four-hour journey through red rock wilderness. Our old-fashioned train ride