Wind Cave – July 25, 2025 – July 28, 2025
Wind Cave is a place that I have been to a few times and this trip I didn’t even go into the cave. Maybe I should have going in the…
Yellowstone – July 12, 2025 – July 25, 2025
Great Basin Trail - The trail is a combination of boardwalk and dirt which will take you on a 2.6 mile journey through the Great Basin. Parking close to the…
Black Canyon of the Gunnison July 9 – 10, 2025
As luck would have it for me this trip I did not have a great stay at this park. First off I wanted to do some night photography and the…
Mesa Verde – July 7 – 9, 2025
The park was created in 1906 and is one of the first National Parks ever established and next year is the 120th year anniversary for the park. Not sure what…
Virgin Island National Park – June 17 – June 22
I have done it! Virgin Island National Park is the 63rd of 63 (at the time of writing this post) National Parks. Getting to the park is not that hard…
Kobuk Valley National Park – July 24, 2024 – July 26, 2024
Kobuk Valley is a park that is hard to get into and out of even worse than America Somoa. I initially tried to see the park in 2021 when I…
Denali National Park and Preserve – Second visit – 07/10/2024 – 07/21/2024
After my first visit to Denali it was one of my favorite parks in the park system. I also knew that I was going to be heading back to Denali…
Katami – Second visit – July 5 – July 7, 2024
Katmai is a small park known for its brown bears and the Brooks Falls. The Brooks lodge (cabins) is on a lottery system that you need to enter one year…
Glacier Bay National Park – Second visit – 07/02/2024 – 07/04/2024
I booked my second trip into Glacier Bay and chose the dates to be able to go to the 4th of July celebration in town. I also decided to stay…









