You may have noticed Isle Royale National Park back in the news lately. The 42-mile long island in the cold waters of Lake Superior made headlines in recent weeks as the National Park Service announced new wildlife management plans. This sparked new interest, including questions about what’s there and when is the best time to…
Today we’re posting the third profile in our “Park Chasers Profiles” series. Each Q & A interview features a national park traveler (check out our first two posts with the National Parks Patch Lady, and The National Parks Girl) who also share their stories online like we do. Whether you are visiting your first park…
Last month we headed to sunny Southern California for our latest Park Chasing adventure. A three-day work conference for Amy brought us to the San Diego area over Memorial Day weekend. We were fortunate enough to stay after the conference for some sight-seeing in the area. It gave us a chance to check two new parks…
Today we’re posting the second profile in our “Park Chasers Profiles” series. Each Q & A interview features the story of a national park traveler (check out our first post with the National Parks Patch Lady, Sandra Ramos. Whether you are visiting your first park or your 400th, we hope the travel tips help inspire…
Hard to believe we’ve been home almost a month already from our week in Grand Canyon and Zion National Parks. As many of you predicted in your Facebook and blog post comments, our first trip to Arizona and Utah was spectacular. The scenery is unlike any of the other national parks we’ve visited and it…
Every year on May 11th we celebrate two big birthdays. We think it’s no coincidence that Montana’s Glacier National Park and I (Amy) share the same birthday. Although there’s more than 70 years between the two of us, there is a special place in our heart for Glacier. It’s the first national park we visited and…
In 2017, Acadia National Park was the 7th most visited national park in the entire National Park Service. More than 3.5 million visitors travel to coastal Maine to experience everything the park has to offer. At just under 50,000 acres, Acadia National Park is also one of the smaller national parks. With lots of visitors…
In honor of National Park Week, Park Chasers is launching a new series of guest posts called “Park Chaser Profiles.” Each Q & A interview features the story of a national park traveler. Whether you are visiting your first park or your 400th, we hope the travel tips and shared experience helps inspire your next…
Did you know we’re one week away from the next fee-free entrance day in the National Park Service? That’s right. Everyone can visit a national park for free on April 21 – the first day of National Park Week! Fee free dates are a historic tradition, allowing all Americans to reach our protected spaces and…
This month we’re heading out for an 8 day, 7 night Grand Canyon and Zion National Park road trip. We’ve planned this trip for almost 18 months, but we’ve dreamed about seeing Grand Canyon and Zion for a lot longer than that! Today we’re sharing our planned route and some of the stops we have planned….