Post Tagged with: "US National Parks"

Montana, How Do I Love Thee?

Montana, How Do I Love Thee?

Let me count the ways: 1. Big Sky Lone Peak mountain will take the breath away from the most hardened skiers. Granted, I am not a hardened skier. In fact, I vowed never to ski again after an unfortunate incident on a 10th grade school ski trip – but that’s […]

Grand Canyon North Rim

A Tale of Location Independence: Why Live This Life?

People often wonder what the great benefit is that I reap from location independence, or why on Earth I’d give everything up, home included, to live life as a digital nomad. Most days, as I’ve explained, look fairly similar, with many hours of work under my belt, and perhaps the […]

Capital Reef National Park

National Park Road Trip Part 3: No Really, I Climbed That

From Zion to Bryce Canyon, I just couldn’t get my fill of natural, national wonders. And so we headed off toward Capital Reef National Park, first passing through Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Now, it’s worth mentioning a few things here. First, it’s entirely possible you’ve never heard of Grand Staircase […]

Hoodoos make me happy!

National Park Road Trip Part 2: That Hoodoo That You Do

The following weekend after my unforgettable sojourn into Zion National Park, I set off to the next destination on my bucket list: Bryce Canyon. The weekend as I planned it would involve oodles of spectacular scenery, a KOA Kabin (one of my favorite “camping” indulgences) in one of the nice […]

I survived the hike at Zion National Park!

National Park Road Trip Part 1: When We Remember Zion

It’s been a helluva time out West, folks. Many people have wondered how on Earth I wound up staying in St. George, Utah for 3 weeks. The logic behind landing in Utah’s far southwest corner was simple: I was itching to explore some of the Western US’s most spectacular National […]

Me, joyous, at White Sands National Monument

Carlsbad, White Sands and How I Tried to End New Mexico’s Epic Drought — Kinda

I arrived in New Mexico rather ignorant about weather conditions here in the Land of Enchantment. “Santa Fe is in the desert,” I thought. “It’s quite dry in deserts. Therefore, it will be dry in Santa Fe.” (I always did well with logic and math theorems, lest you wonder). Turns […]