After leaving the developed campground and commercial development of Crater Lake National Park, we headed south on our Oregon Road Trip to Oregon Caves National Monument. Deep in the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon Caves National Monument marks our 66th unit on our #parkchasing quest. With stops already at Wind Cave National Park and Jewel Cave National Monument in…
Back in January when we set our 2018 hiking goals, one of the plans we had this year was to attend a ranger-led hike. We don’t spend much time hiking in groups and we don’t often have the time to fully research a trail before we get to a park. In our experience, ranger-led hikes…
Yesterday Park Chasers everywhere woke up to see exciting, and frankly surprising, news about our national parks. Despite being an outspoken critic of the Antiquities Act of 1906 (and using the same Act to shrink monuments in 2017), President Trump used it to designate a new national monument on Saturday. Camp Nelson National Monument in…
In 2017 Crayola introduced a crayon to their collection. By popular vote, the name “Bluetiful” won a regular spot in Crayola’s line up and a chance to decorate the crafts of kids everywhere. At the time the crayon came out, Crayola took some heat that they were teaching kids a ‘nonsensical’ word – Just what does bluetiful mean…
One of the things we like best about visiting national parks is the unexpected. In this, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, the first stop on our Oregon road trip did not disappoint. We’re a bit embarrassed to say the fort felt more like a “check-off-the-list” site. We only had about 2 hours to visit before moving on…
Question: How many days does it take you to get back in the grove after a vacation? Coming back from our amazing 10th wedding anniversary road trip to Oregon and launching into busy work schedules was tough. Neither of us got the couch this weekend while recovering. It did give us a chance to download…
Today Park Chasers is sharing another installment in our series on epic drives within the National Park Service. Each year, thousands of Americans embark on road trips and driving adventures to national parks. This series showcases the roads and scenic drives you don’t want to miss on your next #parkchasing visit. Check out our previous…
At more than 3 million visitors per year, Acadia National Park is by far the most popular of the National Park Service sites in Maine. Acadia competes each year among the “Top 10 Most Visited National Parks.” It’s world-famous for its stunning sunrises and rocky shoreline. However, as we discovered during our 2017 visit, Maine’s other…
It’s time for another post in our “Park Chasers Profiles” series! Each Q & A interview features a national park traveler who also shares their adventures online like we do. Check out our profiles of National Parks Patch Lady, The National Parks Girl, Not-So-Junior Rangers and Just Go Travel Studios! Whether you are visiting your first…
Every national park we visit has a story to tell. That story combines the history, the geography, and the people who share in a park. To find that story, most times we have to “get personal” with a park. We never felt the “drive-thru” version helped us really know a park or what to recommend…