by Drew Hartley | Apr 5, 2020 | Capitol Reef NP, Great Hikes, National and State Parks, Roadtrip
The morning of day 21 arrived a little earlier than desired due to the kids waking up early…but it came with an exciting treat – we got muffins from the muffin man! (Yes, we definitely sang “Do you know the muffin man? a few times”) When...
by Drew Hartley | Jan 6, 2020 | Great Hikes, Mesa Verde NP, National and State Parks, Roadtrip
It’s Mesa Verde National Park exploration day! We had tickets for the 1130 am tour of “Cliff Palace”, the largest cliff dwelling in North America. It’s located at the very back of the park but thankfully our campground (Mesa Verde RV Resort)...
by Drew Hartley | Oct 8, 2019 | Canyonlands NP, Great Hikes, National and State Parks, Roadtrip
Today we went to explore and hike Canyonlands National Park. The kids (and Drew) slept in a little later (yay!) and we were a little slower getting out of our campground today. But we followed the same approach we’ve been taking – get up and...
by Drew Hartley | Aug 17, 2019 | Arches NP, Great Hikes, National and State Parks, Roadtrip
We went back to Arches NP today for part 2. Today’s hike was to the Sand Dune Arch, an arch with a “sandbox” 🙂 The area surrounding this arch has eroded into a lot of really fine sand, making it a really fun place to play in the sand for little (and...
by Drew Hartley | Aug 11, 2019 | Arches NP, Great Hikes, National and State Parks, Roadtrip
Today we decided to flip over to Arches National Park for a hike that we were excited to do. We read that parking can be tough so we got up early and drove straight over to Arches National Park (about a 15 minute drive) in our PJs. Thank God that he once again...
by Drew Hartley | Jul 31, 2019 | Great Hikes, National and State Parks, Roadtrip, Rocky Mountain NP
Day 10 was our kind of day! We read that the path around Bear Lake is a great hike for kids but you have to make sure you get there early before the parking lot is full. RVs can only park in the park ‘n ride and we were told to get there no later than a little...
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