National Parks

It was a two hour drive to Guadalupe National Park. Much of the drive was over mostly flat land. We could see mountains in the distance. As we neared Guadalupe National Park, we entered the mountains. We finally reached the park. Our first stop at Guadalupe National Park was the Pinery Trail. It is the […]

We woke up early this morning because we have a long way to drive. At 5 am, the sky was still dark. We saw the sunrise while we were on the road. A little later we saw a very large rainbow. We stopped at another entrance to Big Bend on our way to St Elena

Today we begin our national park tour at Big Bend National Park. It is a remote park. Fort Stockton Texas, the closest town with a population over 1,000, is 123 miles away. It was an interesting drive through an unpopulated area of the country. Once inside the park, we drove toward Boquillas Canyon, another 23

Today we are driving to Jenny Lake. Once there, we will take a boat across Jenny Lake and then hike up into the Grand Teton Mountains. Seeing the mountains up close makes us both excited and a little bit intimidated. This could be a challenging hike for us. Once we were on the boat, we

Our first hike today was the Lakeshore Trail on Coulter Bay. On our way to the lake we saw a deer, a chipmunk, and a Western Tanager We also saw a wide variety of flowers. When we reached the lake, we saw gorgeous mountains rising from the opposite side of the lake. We took a

It was only a short drive to the Upper Falls this morning. On our way, we got to see some elk and a great view of the Yellowstone River. We spent time on the south side of Yellowstone Canyon today. Our first stop was at Upper Yellowstone Falls Overlook. The close up two days ago

Norris Geyser Basin is a unique place in Yellowstone National Park. It is very large. It has geysers, steam vents, mud vents, pools, fumaroles, springs, and more. Norris Geyser is home to Steamboat Geyser, the world’s tallest active geyser. Unlike Old Faithful, it is very unpredictable. A major eruption of Steamboat Geyser can shoot up

During our drive to the Fairy Falls hike, we saw a bison very close to the road. We also saw yet another field of steam vents. Our hike to Fairy Falls went through a diverse selection of biomes. We saw volcanic activity, a wooded trail, mountain view, a river, and an isolated steam pool. The

We started our day at the Brink of the Upper Falls. From that spot, you can see the Yellowstone River all the way back to a bridge. It is interesting to see the river convert to white water just before the Upper Falls. And then you can watch it pour over the opening to the