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Voyagers & Isle Royale
Voyagers Voyagers National Park is located in northern Minnesota, close to the Canadian border. My family used to travel to northern Minnesota every summer to fish, boat, and enjoy the lake life, so I was pretty excited to make a… Continue reading
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Joshua Tree National Park
The day following our trip to Channel Islands National Park was supposed to be spent at Ventura Beach, however when we woke up it was overcast and chilly. Instead, we decided to get on the road and head towards our… Continue reading
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Channel Islands National Park
Channel Islands National Park is comprised of 5 beautiful islands off the coast of Southern California. The park was established in 1980, and consists of 249,354 acres, half of which are under water. The names of the different islands are:… Continue reading
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Pinnacles National Park
Pinnacles National Park was promoted from a National Monument to National Park in January 2013. This park is a natural wonder, formed by volcanic activity from millions of years ago. It’s full of canyons, caves (& bats), rock spires, unique… Continue reading
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Sequoia & Kings Canyon
After ending our magical time at Yosemite, we ventured towards Visalia, CA, which was conveniently located about 45 minutes from the entrance of Sequoia National Park. I won’t spend too much time reminiscing about our time in Visalia, but if… Continue reading
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Yosemite National Park
First and foremost, Yosemite National Park is a magical place. This was the 2nd National Park stop on our road trip through California this past summer, and has been at the top of my list for as long as I… Continue reading
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Great Basin National Park
Great Basin National Park is located in eastern Nevada and is about 3.5 hours from Salt Lake. This was stop #1 and National Park #1 on the big 10-day National Park road trip we took this past summer. Our plan… Continue reading
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Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park is located in northwest Montana on the Canadian border. The Continental Divide splits the park between East and West Glacier. When open, the Going-to-the-Sun Road connects the two sides of the park in roughly 50 miles, however… Continue reading
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Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park is a land of extremes. It’s America’s hottest and driest national park, and sits on the California- Nevada border. Because Death Valley gets extremely hot, the peak season is from October- April when there are cooler… Continue reading
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Believe it or not, Great Smoky National Park is the most visited national park in the country, with over 11 million visitors annually. This park lies on the Tennessee/ North Carolina state line, and is pretty much equally split between… Continue reading
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