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2026 National Park Timed Entries and Lotteries
ByNadya B December 23, 2025April 23, 2026

[This blog post will be continuously updated with new information. Last Updated Apr 23, 2026] As more and more national parks institute timed entries, reservations and lotteries, planning your national park trip requires more advance planning than ever. I have yet to see all this information in one place, which inspired me to do it!…

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A Quick Sojourn to Crater Lake
ByNadya B April 1, 2023February 22, 2023

[Bend / Crater Lake National Park, Sep 17-18, 2022] I hadn’t been to Crater Lake since 2019. When my friend suggested we pop over for a weekend from Portland, I couldn’t say no. I was sure I was going to find something new to see! We drove to Crater Lake on a Saturday morning and…

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National Park Lodges – When to Splurge and When to Skip
ByNadya B February 29, 2020August 3, 2026

[Last Updated May 2, 2026] Many of the national parks in the West offer amazing accommodations in the form of historic hotels and lodges built at the beginning of the 20th century. Train travel made America’s national parks more accessible at the time, creating the need for accommodations within or nearby. Spending the night at…

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The Deepest, Bluest Lake
ByNadya B September 28, 2019February 12, 2021

[Crater Lake National Park, July 3, 2019] You may have seen that instantly recognizable Crater Lake photo – a little cone-shaped island in the middle of the bluest of lakes. That was the image I had in my mind from the many photos of Crater Lake I’ve seen, but I was still excited to see…

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