Outdoors Listening
One of my favorite ways to pass time on long drives, sit through traffic without losing my mind, and make long walks and runs even more enjoyable is to listen to podcasts. In lieu of reading books on […]
Journey Into the Southwest: Caprock Canyons State Park & Petrified Forest National Park
I haven’t spent much time driving further west than Albuquerque so when an opportunity presented itself to go on a road trip to Arizona, I jumped at the chance. A friend of mine who has […]
Hiking, Camping & the Great Outdoors Roundup
It’s time for the next edition of the hiking, camping & the great outdoors roundup. If you’ve come across an article you recommend, please share it with me! Happy reading. National Parks Sierra Club – […]
Eating with the Deer at Colorado Bend State Park
Colorado Bend State Park was as beautiful as we hoped it would be. We visited in late January (yes this post is super late) and recently spoke with friends who visited in May, and it […]
REI Garage Sale, take 2
The last time we went to an REI garage sale, we were total rookies. We showed up a little before 9am (the sale started at 9) and by then, there were a couple of hundred […]
Disappointed by “National Parks Adventure”
I wanted to like McGillivray Freeman’s “National Park Adventure.” I really did. The trailer looked mesmerizing and I was excited by the idea of having a closer look at some of the national parks I […]
Camping at Sam Houston National Forest
Prior to beginning our grand Texas state parks travel adventures, I had no idea that Texas was home to four national forests. A lot of our road trips took us west rather than east, which […]
Magical Hikes: Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
As early as junior high, maybe high school, I recall people talking about Enchanted Rock and wanting to take road trips to visit this giant rock. Even though it’s a well-known place to many in the […]
The Forgotten History of ‘Violent Displacement’ of Indians that Helped Create the National Parks
So many feelings reading this piece because it gets at the heart of why I wanted to start this blog, to a certain extent. I’ve copied and pasted the text from the article directly into […]
National Parks Adventure
I’m incredibly excited to see the new National Parks Adventure film, coming to theaters on February 12, 2016. The National Park Service turns 100 this year and this film aims to capture the history, […]
