National Park
Acadia 2025 – Day 1: Great Head and Gorham Mountain
We had a great first day in Acadia. This was our first time seeing the park in the winter and we had a great day with a morning swim and 2 hikes to a couple of our favorite spots. Thank goodness for micro spikes!
Read MoreAcadia National Park – Days 1 and 2
On the way up to Acadia we went back to my favorite Pizza place, George’s Pizza, in Auburn, ME. They truly have the best pepperoni pizza in New England. They didn’t disappoint. It’s where I went for pizza when I had enough money to afford something better than Domino’s delivery. After pizza we stopped at…
Read MoreGoodbye Grand Canyon, Hello Petrified Forest
I somehow managed to convince Kasper to go on one more hike on Thursday morning. It seems like a long shot based on the day before, but we were both feeling pretty good when we woke up so we decided to hike the Bright Angel Trail. You can hike as far as 12 miles round-trip,…
Read MoreSouth Kaibab Trail – Grand Canyon
Yesterday we hiked the South Kaibab Trail on the south rim down to Cedar Point, about 3 miles round trip and about 1000 feet of elevation. When you start the trail you start dropping in elevation immediately, switchback after switchback after switchback after (well I think you get the idea). The picture below is from…
Read MoreHello Guadalupe and Carlsbad Caverns
After saying goodbye to Big Bend National Park and a long drive (about 300 miles or so) we said hello to our next national park, Guadalupe Mountain NP. It’s definitely small by National Park standards but very pretty. We decided to hike into McKittrick Canyon despite being road weary and a little hiked out after…
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