National Park Adventures

A collection of 41 posts

RV Life Season 4

The Utah Redemption Tour: Is Capitol Reef the Least Mighty of the Mighty 5?

💡You know the drill. Subscribe to the blog for perks and post notifications. Catch up on our Utah Redemption Tour blog series. Capitol Reef felt completely different from the other two national parks we had visited so far in Utah. State route 24 runs straight through the park, and so

RV Life Season 4

The Utah Redemption Tour: The Largest Historic Orchard in a National Park

We had a "less redeeming" incident during our Utah Redemption Tour, but that wasn't about to stop us from enjoying our 3rd Utah national park, Capitol Reef. Driving through the park on our way to our dispersed camping site, we saw so many landmarks right from

Utah Redemption Tour Series

The Utah Redemption Tour: Skimming the Rim of Canyonlands

💡Come with us on our Utah Redemption Tour! We're finally experiencing the beauty and adventure of the state, tackling the Mighty 5 national parks and a whole lot of other amazing places. We're posting daily blogs where we share our stories, tips for visiting, campground reviews,

RV Life Season 4

The Utah Redemption Tour: Arches Adventures

💡We're finally experiencing Utah the way it's meant to be seen! Can we redeem Utah without getting hit by natural disasters, rig repairs, and surgeries? Stay tuned to find out! We're at our first stop of Arches National Park. Read the last post, where

Utah Redemption Tour Series

The Utah Redemption Tour: Introduction to Arches National Park

We certainly started our Utah Redemption Tour with a bang. We went straight to one of our most anticipated national parks. We're not alone. Arches National Park boasts over 1.5 million visitors annually on average, as people flock to see the densest concentration of natural stone arches

RV Life Season 4

We did White Sands wrong (and how you can do it right)

If you missed our last post, we hit 2 adjacent National Parks on back-to-back days. The actual plan, however, was to hit 3 National Parks 3 days in a row. Weather forced us to shift our plans. During our overnight stay at Guadalupe Mountains, a big windstorm blew in, and

RV Life Season 4

Two days, two National Parks: Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains

When we delayed our Season 4 launch back on the road, we canceled all of our January bookings to give us some leeway. We'd stay flexible through the month, launching when we could, and booking campsites as we rolled along. However, we still had February reservations that we

RV Servicing

May-hem

On the first day of each month, we share a "one clip a day" video recap on Instagram and Facebook, along with a short caption to summarize the adventures had that month. On May 1, while sharing the April recap, I wrote about the polarizing craziness that was

RV Life Season 3

Is this National Park the perfect getaway?

We are National Park purists. We think that in order for the National Park Service (NPS) to categorize somewhere as a National Park (capital "N," capital "P"), that place needs to meet certain criteria. All national park sites in the US are special in their own

City Life

The Blitz East, Part 4: MO rain, MO problems

Our first time RVing through the Great Plains brought us some problems. We had many miles of high winds and dodging trucks that didn't know how to drive, park, or maneuver. Then, at our second campsite in Kansas, our truck got stuck in mud during the first big

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Capturing celestial wonders

This post contains affiliate links. We may receive a small kickback for products purchased through our links. Thank you for supporting our travel blog! Anthony and I are both from metro areas outside major cities, so being in places where we could see lots of stars was a rare occurrence.

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Turning dream into reality at Rocky Mountain National Park

Despite having a less-than-optimal day getting our trailer back, we were able to stick with our plan to head up to Rocky Mountain National Park, somewhere we had been looking forward to visiting for a very long time. Everything seemed extra precious there, probably because we weren't sure

Country Life

Going to Wind Cave...without going to Wind Cave

Before we left South Dakota, we had a decision to make. As you probably know, we try to make it a point to go to National Parks because we collect pins for our pin board - something we started doing before we hit the road. Wind Cave is right near

Country Life

Badlands National Park: Half-Day Itinerary

We were set up in Wall, SD, at an RV park so we could get electricity. Our batteries were all but dead, and despite troubleshooting them to try and recharge them on shore power, we didn't trust them. We couldn't risk moving over to the Buffalo

RV Life Season 2

Finding greener pastures after fleeing our dispersed campsite

Read the story of our dispersed camping debacle here. We also did a livestream recapping all the issues we had, plus we told a crazy story about what happened when we were leaving the dispersed camping area. One thing full-time RVers quickly learn is how to be flexible. We found

RV Life Season 2

Grand Teton: Picturesque and Wild

Our 7th National Park of the year and 17th overall, Grand Teton was an anticipated stop on our 2023 travel itinerary. We had high expectations. Having spent quite some time around its national park neighbor, Yellowstone, we had seen the rocky peaks in the distance and knew that adventure, wildlife,

RV Life Season 2

We tried a self-guided Tetons audio tour

Our small-town Independence Day celebration marked our final day in the Yellowstone region, and on July 5th we left Idaho and ventured into Wyoming, to spend a week and a half camping inside Grand Teton National Park. We wanted to maximize our time, but we were feeling overwhelmed. Grand Teton

RV Life Season 2

Driving the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway in Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Between our visits to eastern Idaho and western Montana, we spent a lot of time trotting up and down US route 20 on the boundary of Yellowstone National Park. The road travels through the Caribou-Targhee National Forest and offers plenty of historic pull-offs that teach about the area, including its

RV Life Season 2

Lost in Yellowstone!

When we posted about our Yellowstone adventure last month, we left one story out. We got lost! Now, for all of you who have been to Yellowstone, I know what you're thinking. The whole main section of the park is made of two loop roads. How could we

RV Life Season 2

Glacier National Park: What we enjoyed, what we wish we'd skipped, and what we hope to do next time

We travel fairly quickly in our nomadic life, and in visiting the US national parks, we often talk about "scratching the surface." This is our way of visiting a park for a few hours or a couple of days, seeing a few sights, and then moving on. We

RV Life Season 2

Ebiking Going to the Sun Road, Part 2

We ebiked Going to the Sun Road from west to east and shared our experience. Read it here! On our first full day staying in the Glacier, Montana area, we seized an opportunity to ebike Going to the Sun Road, something that we've been looking forward to since

RV Life Season 2

Our Bucket List Ebike Ride: Going to the Sun Road, Glacier National Park

Our 2023 travel itinerary has remained fairly flexible. We have our general route, but oftentimes don't book reservations far in advance. Many days, we wake up not knowing where we'll sleep that evening. It's all part of the adventure! However, when we have a

RV Life Season 2

We went to Yellowstone on a whim

Our Saturday excursion to Bear World left a lot to be desired and a lot of free time in the afternoon, since we only stayed at the "wildlife attraction" for less than an hour. We found ourselves sitting around, bored and disappointed, but that's not how

RV Life Season 2

The Grand Canyon: South Rim and Desert View

The great part about the Grand Canyon is that you can't visit there without being dazzled by the views. You don't need to take any long hikes or go below the rims. When we went, the North Rim was not yet open for the season; in

National Park Adventures

I was an emotional wreck seeing the Grand Canyon for the first time. Turns out I'm not alone.

Before we launched back on the road for 2023, I told Anthony, "I want to see the Grand Canyon and I want to see Glacier National Park. Everything else is just a bonus." That just shows how high of a priority the Grand Canyon was. I had never