National Parks
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Canyonlands National Park Guide
In 2022, Canyonlands National Park was the 29th most visited national park out of the 63, with almost 780,000 recreational visits. Its neighbor, Arches National Park, was ranked 20th with almost double the visits. Canyonlands was the second of Utah’s five parks that we visited and it was a welcomed change from the crowds and…
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Arches National Park Guide
One of the most memorable National Park memories I have was driving into Arches. Coming from the east coast of the United States, we had never seen a landscape like the one we saw there. The red rocks were otherworldly; we truly felt like we were on another planet. This park really kicked off our…
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park Guide
If the White Mountains of New Hampshire and New River Gorge National Park had a baby, it would be Great Smoky Mountain National Park. It was so green, lush and beautiful – I really loved it!
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Acadia National Park Guide
If you want to visit Acadia National Park but aren’t sure where to start, keep reading! I grew up in Maine, so visiting Acadia National Park was something I did multiple times as a kid. Sadly, I don’t really remember the visits and didn’t really appreciate them at that age. The first time I truly…
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Virgin Islands National Park Guide
Virgin Islands National Park on the island of St. John was the first park Jarrett and I ever visited together. This was long before we decided to visit all 63 US National Park, so I didn’t pay close attention to the park details, trail names or history like I do now. We didn’t even go…
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Colorado Road Trip: Great Sand Dunes, Mesa Verde, Black Canyon of the Gunnison and Rocky Mountain National Parks – 2024
We knew on our quest to visit all 63 US National Parks that we’d be making our way to Colorado, which we were really looking forward to. My friend Liz (she appears in my hiking recaps frequently) had moved to a suburb of Denver in 2019 and was nice enough to offer her house as…
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Midwestern Road Trip: Chicago, Indiana Dunes National Park & Cuyahoga Valley National Park – 2023
While I prefer to be in nature when traveling, I do like exploring cities too! In 2018 Jarrett and I went to Chicago for a long week, primarily to cheer on our friend Colleen running the Chicago Marathon. In October 2023, she ran the Chicago Marathon for the 2nd time. Since we had enjoyed our…
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Top 10 National Park Hikes (so far!)
These are my 10 Favorite National Park hikes so far (in no particular order). As of today, we’ve been to 25 of the 63 parks, so this will definitely change in the future, but it’ll be fun to see how it evolves over time!
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Dog-friendly Road Trip to Shenandoah, Congaree and New River Gorge National Parks – 2023
This was the hardest blog post for me to write – which is why I’ve been putting it off for months. And before I can even dive into the story about our trip, I need to go into a little bit of a backstory, so please bear with me. Back in 2012, Jarrett and I…
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Florida (Everglades and Biscayne National Parks) – 2023
I am not a skier or a snowboarder. I don’t like ice fishing. I don’t have a snowmobile. Basically, I just hate winter in New England. I don’t like being cold, winter sports are expensive and driving in the snow is the worst. To me, I don’t feel like winter really gets bad until mid-January…
The Adventures of Suze 