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4 National Park Trips to Bring Your Passport on
ByNadya B October 3, 2026October 3, 2026

[Originally published Apr 9, 2022] Unless you’re paying close attention to a map, the proximity of some of America’s best national parks to both our southern and northern neighbors might elude you. Below are some easy sojourns into Canada and Mexico on a national park trip. Be sure to bring your valid (unexpired) passport! Victoria,…

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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 Ultimate 10-Day Washington National Parks Itinerary
ByNadya B September 13, 2018August 3, 2026

Now that I’ve finally caught up with all the blog entries from our 2018 Washington adventure, it’s time to share our overall itinerary. I’ve linked up the individual blog posts below if you’d like to find out exactly what we did on that day. I’ve also tried to highlight where the trip can be extended….

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From Vampires to Sasquatch
ByNadya B August 30, 2018December 30, 2021

[Olympic National Park, July 19, 2018] After three nights in Port Angeles, it was time to leave. Our plan for the day was to exlore the Hoh rainforest and one of the beaches on the west side of the park before overnighting at Lake Quinault. Driving directly to the lake was about 2.5 hours. We…

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Switzerland or Washington?
ByNadya B August 25, 2018February 12, 2021

[Olympic National Park, July 17, 2018] The Olympic peninsula is on the Western edge of Washington state, across Puget sound from Seattle. Its home to the northwestern most point in the United States, Cape Flattery. At about 3600 square miles, the peninsula remained largely unmapped until the late 19th century. The Olympic mountain range sits…

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