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National Parks Blog Index
Top 5 Hikes in Zion National Park for Hiking Enthusiasts
Visiting Zion National Park? The best way to explore Zion is by hiking! If you’re a hiking enthusiast, these are the 5 best hikes in Zion National Park.
Utah National Parks: an Epic One Week Road Trip Itinerary
If you haven’t been to the Mighty 5 Utah National Parks yet, add them to your bucket list and visit each of them with this epic 1-week road trip itinerary!
Top 3 Hikes on the Big Island of Hawaii
Visiting Hawaii’s Big Island and want to see some incredible places? Hit the trails to explore the island with these top hikes on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Top 10 Things to Do on the Big Island of Hawaii
The Big Island of Hawaii is often overlooked for the more popular islands. But it shouldn’t be! Here are 10 amazing must-dos on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Days 186-189: Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas & Oklahoma
Day 186 (12/3/14): New Orleans, LA | Houston, TX | Pearland, TX So long New Orleans! {{{Waving goodbye with a tear in our eye as we drive away}}} It's been fun, but it's time to move on. The end is near! We’ve already been through Texas, but we made a slight detour to Houston to visit one of my...
Days 153-154: Florida (Part 2)
Day 153 (10/31/14): Fort Lauderdale, FL | Key West, FL While we were staying in Bar Harbor, ME, the camp host at the RV park told us that he spends his summers in Maine and winters in Key West, FL. We had always been intrigued by Key West, thinking the destination was a type of tropical paradise....
Days 132-134: North Carolina & South Carolina
Day 132 (10/10/14): Raleigh, NC | Kill Devil Hills, NC | Buxton, NC Originally we were planning on heading south from Raleigh, NC, down to Myrtle Beach, SC. But, we've learned on this trip that plans change frequently. Based on suggestions from several different people, we decided to take a slight...
Days 125-126: Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland & Washington, D.C.
Day 125 (10/3/14): Narvon, PA | Delaware | College Park, MD This was a driving day. We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Pennsylvania and appreciated all the historic places we were able to see. But with our tour of the state now complete, it was time to move on. So we left Pennsylvania today and...
Day 124: Pennsylvania (Part 2)
Day 124 (10/2/14): Philadelphia, PA For our last Pennsylvania destination, we visited Philadelphia, known as the "birthplace of American democracy" and "The City of Brotherly Love." Wondering how Philadelphia received the "brotherly love" nickname, I discovered that it's not so much a nickname as...
Day 123: Pennsylvania (Part 1)
Day 123 (10/1/14): Gettysburg, PA Today marks the 4th month of our journey! While in Pennsylvania, we have several different places we want to see. Yesterday was Hershey, today is Gettysburg, and tomorrow will be Philadelphia. We tried to stay somewhere central to all of our PA destinations, but...
Days 113-114: Maine (Part 2)
Day 113 (9/21/14): Bar Harbor, ME | Acadia National Park | Kennebunkport, ME Our alarm was set for 4:45am this morning. When it began beeping, we laid in bed for 10 minutes debating whether or not to actually get out of bed. We had planned on waking up while it was still dark outside to watch the...
Day 112: Maine (Part 1)
Day 112 (9/20/14): Bar Harbor, ME | Acadia National Park Throughout our travels, we'd met numerous people who raved about Acadia National Park, and National Parks have been some of our favorite places to visit on our RV trip. Thinking about taking an RV to check out some National Parks? You can...
Days 109-111: New York, Vermont, New Hampshire & Maine
Day 109 (9/17/14): Grand Island, NY | White River Junction, VT The drive through Upstate New York was pleasant (other than the additional tolls). Our next destination is Vermont. Shortly before reaching the state line, we passed through the quaint New York town of Saratoga Springs. Our route took...
Days 87-89: Tennessee (Part 2)
Day 87 (8/26/14): Nashville, TN | Sevierville, TN Some days on the road just aren't that eventful. The most exciting thing about today was finding cheap gas. Haha! As we headed east through Tennessee from Nashville to Sevierville, we stopped for gas outside of Baxter, TN and were happy to discover...
Days 81-83: Kentucky & Tennessee
Day 81 (8/20/14): Louisville, KY Even though we had driven through Louisville (pronounced "Lul-vul" in the South) when we first entered Kentucky, we didn't actually see much of the city. We decided to go back to Louisville today to get a better look at the downtown area. Our first impression...
