After we left Wyoming, we had several more National Parks on our list.   Next up was Rocky Mountain National park in Colorado.   We stayed just outside of the park so we had some beautiful views.  As we traveled on the park roads, we saw this guy. What was even more amazing was later that evening, we saw this, in our […]

Just south of the south entrance of Yellowstone is another amazing National Park.  If you go to Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons is not to be missed. This parks offers amazing views and tons of wildlife. We had the opportunity to stay in one of the parks campground, Colter Bay.  It was very nice being so close to the action. The […]

Two years ago when we were at Yellowstone, the northern section was closed due to extensive flooding.  So we headed back there to see more of beautiful Yellowstone.  We had a chance to see some amazing thermals, water falls and wildlife.   The first day we went early in the morning when the temperature was in the mid 40s.  It was amazing […]

Our next stop was Glacier. This is one of the nations most popular parks.  One of the big draws is the ‘Going to the Sun’ road.  Traveling this road is so popular, it requires an additional reservation to get on it.  This road takes you from the very popular town of  West Glacier and the Apgar Visitors Center to the St. […]

We have seen so many beautiful mountains as we have been traveling in the northwest part of the country. It is very cool to be driving down a highway or a back road and these beautiful mountains present themselves. One of the first ones that we saw after leaving Crater Lake was Mt. Hood. From town we were treated to […]

We had a blast exploring the very large Yosemite Park. We spent three day exploring this park. Yosemite Valley is a spot that a lot of visitors go. Here you can find all sorts of accommodations from camping areas to the Yosemite Lodge, as well as a restaurant and store. There is a shuttle that runs in this area, so […]

We have seen two National Parks that have a volcanic past. The first one was Lassen Volcanic National Park in Mineral, California. Despite the fact that the temperatures were in the mid 70 to lower 80s, this parks still had snow! Lots of snow! In fact, the scenic route through the park, had only been completely cleared of snow about […]

Next up on the list of National Parks was Sequoia. Once again, we headed out early in the morning to beat the crowds and see the park in the early morning light. We were greeted by a beautiful sunrise, although is was somewhat muted by the smoke from wildfires near Fresno and some prescribed burns that were going on. We […]

Before you ask, yes, it was hot. But hey, it was summer time. Death Valley was more than I expected, the most interesting part was the diversity of the park. I thought that it was just a big, hot valley, but not so much. There is actually a lot of diversity to the terrain. We checked out several different areas […]

After beautiful Bryce Canyon, we headed to the last of the ‘mighty five’ National Parks in Utah, Zion National Park. This park is a little different from many of the ones that we have been to so far. Most of the parks have a scenic route with various pullouts and parking areas showcasing the beauty of the park. At these […]