As you may already know, visiting every single unit in the National Park Service is on our travel bucket list. Along with some international trips and someday thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, we’ve been working on our goal since 2010, adding parks every single year. While visiting parks, we’ve realized how many amazing events happen every…
In just a few days of vacationing in San Diego, it quickly became one of our favorite places to travel in the United States. Beaches, brisk morning walks, great hiking, and museums. There’s so much to love about the city. During our May 2018 stay, we also hit up as many of the national parks…
One of the things we wanted to see most during our July 2017 trip to Alaska were glaciers. Of all the places we stopped to view these giant rivers of ice, the Exit Glacier Trail in Kenai Fjords National Park ranks as one of our favorites. In no other place on our trip were the…
One of the most popular activities in Kenai Fjords National Park is wildlife watching. As one of only three national parks in all of Alaska that can be visited by car, Kenai has become one of the most popular parks in the state. Nearby Seward Harbor and Resurrection Bay are home to hundreds of species of birds and some of the most popular marine and land mammals in Alaska.
One of the things we loved the most about our July 2017 trip to Kenai Fjords National Park was the two boat tours we took around the park. Although it is one of only three national parks in Alaska accessible by road, Kenai Fjords is still dominated by water and glaciers. The best of the…
Every time we hear of a friend or family member heading to Las Vegas for a vacation or work conference, we recommend a trip to Lake Mead NRA. Year after year, Lake Mead NRA ranks as one of the Top 10 most visited units in the entire National Park Service. Just 30 minutes from downtown…
While Las Vegas is well-known for casinos and night life, it’s also well-known as a gateway to the national parks of the southwest. An increasing number of travelers use the Las Vegas airport as their gateway city to some of the best hiking and outdoor experiences in all of the National Park Service. Today we’re…
Today we’re sharing another post in our 2019 “Park Chaser Profiles” series. 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 national park adventure. Check out today’s post with Theresa…
There’s nothing more frustrating than when you get home from an amazing national park vacation, only to find out your photos are all blurry, out of focus, or overexposed. Am I right? Here at Park Chasers photography is a BIG deal. The images we use help us tell the story about our trips, help our…
From the time we started #parkchasing in 2010, watching the sunrise in Acadia National Park ranked high on our national park bucket list. With some of the best views of the Atlantic coast in all of New England, there’s a good reason Acadia is famous for mornings. As soon as we planned our Acadia itinerary,…