[Great Basin National Park, Aug 31, 2024] I woke up early and drove the 4 hours from Salt Lake City to Great Basin National park. I gained an hour as I crossed from Utah to Arizona, which gave me more time in the day despite the long drive. I was at the visitor center in…
[Portland, OR –> Salt Lake City, UT, Aug 30, 2024] Great Basin National Park is one of the least visited and most underrated of the 63 managed by the NPS. The park preserves about 120 square miles of the Great Basin, the largest area of contiguous contained watersheds. All the water within the Great Basin,…
[Glacier Bay National Park, July 30, 2024] Today was one of the longest and best days on the cruise! The plan was to see 2 glaciers in Glacier Bay National Park, then head south to the visitor center at Bartlett Cove and view wildlife on the way. It was a lot of ground to cover;…
[Fern Harbor, Glacier Bay National Park, Jul 29, 2024] I was hoping to sleep in but at 6 am the captain came on the intercom to say there were orcas in front of us! Not wanting to have FOMO, I had to wake myself up and go to the bow. They were there! To pass…
[Hot Springs, AR, Mar 24, 2024] We woke up to a lightly chilly and cloudy weather, but that did not deter us from spending some time outside. On our way in yesterday, we noticed an observation tower in the mountains. I hadn’t heard about it, but a quick internet search revealed it’s Hot Springs Mountain…