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7 Caves to Visit in US National Parks
ByNadya B July 26, 2025June 29, 2025

[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…

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2 Perfect Days in Pinnacles National Park
ByNadya B January 29, 2022December 7, 2024

Pinnacles National Park is small but its two entrances make planning a trip there more difficult than it should be. While the east and west roads do not meet in the middle, a lot of trails do. Therefore, it’s possible to see both sides of the park without driving yourself all the way around, which…

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Dubost Winery
ByNadya B January 22, 2022January 1, 2022

[Paso Robles, CA, Nov 28, 2021] We had enjoyed our scenic drive up to Pinnacles, so we wanted to do something fun on the way back also. Paso Robles, known for its wineries and olive groves, sounded appealing. In addition, there was a movie location to be scouted. B and I had seen the 2017…

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Balconies Cave, East Entrance and San Juan Bautista
ByNadya B January 15, 2022January 1, 2022

[Pinnacles National Park, CA / San Juan Bautista, CA, Nov 27, 2021] On our second day, we left even earlier than the day before. We knew the gate to the west entrance of Pinnacles didn’t open till 7:30 am and we were there just a few minutes after that. We had our sights on Balconies…

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High Peaks via Juniper Canyon at Pinnacles
ByNadya B January 8, 2022January 9, 2022

[Pinnacles National Park, CA / Soledad, CA, Nov 26, 2021] Don’t let Pinnacles’ reputation fool you – this little gem gets busy. The parking lots can fill up quickly on weekends, especially holiday ones. Luckily, we are both early birds so we were on the road just after sunrise. We knew we were getting close…

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