[Badlands National Park, Jun 19, 2025] Well, it wasn’t a bad day per se, but it was definitely my least favorite of the trip. There is a reason why the Lakota called this land maco sica – literally, bad land! The proper way to do Badlands National Park would have been to stay in nearby…
[Wind Cave National Park / Custer State Park, SD, Jun 18, 2025] Today was the longest day on the trip so far but also my favorite! We started out day in Wind Cave National Park. Our cave tour was at 10:40 a.m., but we entered early so we can squeeze in a hike. We stopped…
[TRNP, Jun 16, 2025] We managed to get out the door about an hour earlier than yesterday. However, that hour was eaten up by the fact that we had to drive that long to the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. For some strange reason, the North Unit is on Central Time, not Mountain…
[TRNP, Jun 15, 2025] Our long travel day yesterday and the late night with the Medora Musical meant that we had to sleep in this morning. But once we got breakfasted and caffeinated, it was time to explore the south unit of TRNP. The entrance station was literally a quarter mile from our hotel in…
[Last Updated June 25, 2025] Now that I’ve been to 52 of the 63 national parks, I’ve also covered all the different caves you can find! Here’s the run down on the 4 different types of caves you can see in 7 national parks. Be sure to read till the end for 3 bonus cave…