Yellowstone National Park

On March 1, 1872, Yellowstone became America’s first National Park. This park spans 2.2 million acres and holds half of the world’s geothermal features. The variety of terrain and wildlife is unmatched. Yellowstone can be accessed year-round, but summer (June-August) and winter (December-mid March) are the park’s busy seasons. My roommate and I made our […]

Crater Lake & N. California

When I first moved to Salt Lake City, I was nervous for multiple reasons: new city, new job, first time truly living on my own, and to top it off, I didn’t know anyone. This was a big risk, but I knew it was something I needed to do for myself and my career. Turns […]

Capitol Reef National Park

In my opinion, Captiol Reef National Park is Utah’s best kept secret. This is the least visited park of the “Mighty Five” in Utah, but it’s truly a hidden gem. My sister and I made the quick trip down to southern Utah while she was in town visiting me for the weekend. The whole time […]

Bryce Canyon National Park

This park is not only my favorite Utah national park, but has also continued to maintain a spot in my all-time Top Five. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, I think every single national park is beautiful in its own way. But man, Bryce Canyon just gives me all the heart eyes. […]

Arches & Canyonlands

I moved to Utah in September 2017, and my adventuring started almost immediately. I work 4 x 10 hour shifts at the hospital, which is nice because it allows me 3 full days for exploring on my weekends. One of my good friends from grad school lives in California now, and drove to visit me […]

Badlands & Wind Cave

This trip was a belated birthday present to my sister. She had been wanting to check out Badlands National Park for a while, so on a free weekend we decided to hit the road! Our original plan was to just go to The Badlands for a few days, and if it worked out, maybe make […]

Florida National Parks

Southern Florida is home to three great National Parks! One of my favorite things about our National Parks is that they all have something unique to offer, and the Florida parks are no different. For future planning purposes, just know that two of them are very accessible, while the third is a little trickier to […]

Zion National Park

Zion National Park was technically the second National Park I visited, but it was the first park I traveled to after I started my goal of visiting all the National Parks in the United States. My brother and I traveled to Zion together on a spontaneous trip in May of 2015. Knowing what I know […]