Most visitors to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park visit the south rim, but the north rim is definitely worth a visit. Getting to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison north rim takes a little more time, but that helps to drive down crowds. While I didn’t experience huge, unmanageable amounts of tourists at …
Black Canyon of the Gunnison is one of four national parks in Colorado and is worth adding to any Colorado road trip. The highlight of this park is to see the massive canyon that the Gunnison River has carved over the centuries. You’ll find spectacular view points, a scenic drive, and some hiking opportunities. The …
The entire state of Colorado is filled with scenic drives. Many of these drives are designated as such, but others are just normal roads where you can’t help but admire the beauty that surrounds you. In fact, on my 1500 mile road trip through Colorado, once I got outside of major cities, there was only …
Rocky Mountain National Park is a hiker’s paradise containing over 350 miles of hiking trails throughout the park. If you love hiking, it won’t be hard for you to have a great time. If you’re not a hiker, don’t worry. You can still enjoy Rocky Mountain National Park without hiking. I don’t consider myself to …
Canyonlands National Park is the second easily accessible national park from Moab, Utah. The first is Arches National Park and it’s the park more people seem to be familiar with. After all, Arches National Park has all of the famous rock formations, including Delicate Arch. Meanwhile Canyonlands has some vastly different, but still incredibly scenery …
As a response to overcrowding at Rocky Mountain National Park, a timed entry system was introduced in 2022. Rocky Mountain National Park is not the only national park using this system. Arches National Park, Glacier National Park, and Yosemite National Park have all used the timed entry system. Other parks such as Shenandoah National Park …
The sand dunes at Great Sand Dunes National Park are massive. Until you’re standing there in person, it can be hard to really grasp the scale. As you drive up to the park and see the dunes in the distance, they look huge. However, it’s not until you’re standing out there that you can really …
“My God… That’s spectacular.” On our final tour at Mammoth Cave National Park, the man directly in front of us said this exact line every single time we turned a corner. No, I’m not exaggerating. While I didn’t share his same enthusiasm, I will say that Mammoth Cave is pretty cool. Some of these rock …
When I road tripped down the United States’ east coast, I couldn’t help but add Congaree National Park to my itinerary. It just fit in so seamlessly. But as I started researching, I noticed something. There’s fewer things to do at Congaree National Park than at other national parks across the United States. That’s not …
Petrified Forest National Park sits in eastern Arizona, just off of Interstate 40. When I visited, I spoke with a ranger who said that it seemed like most visitors were always on their way somewhere else and just popped in for a quick visit before continuing on to wherever they were going. While it can …
