Kayak the Colorado through Horseshoe Bend

Kayak the Colorado

What an amazing way to spend the day! You need to take this adventure We had the most amazing day with Kayak the Colorado. This company has a great backhaul service that will take you and your own personal kayak or one of their rentals to just below Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Dam. …

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Is a Grand Canyon River Trip on your bucket list?

Grand Canyon river trip

5 questions we wanted answers to before we went on our amazing 7 day rafting trip with Hatch River Expeditions! Planning our 7 day Hatch River Expeditions Grand Canyon river trip We just got back from our second Hatch River Expeditions Grand Canyon river trip. It was just as great the second time around. I …

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Stunning Black Elk Peak is 1 gorgeous hike

Black Elk Peak Views

Black Elk Peak offers beautiful Views of the Black Hills & Custer State Park (Check out this guest post from my son, Caleb, sharing about his most recent adventure to Black Elk Peak A little history If you ever find yourself anywhere near the Black Hills of South Dakota and you like to hike, then …

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Valley of Fire State Park in 1 Awesome Day

Valley of Fire State Park

Come visit amazing Valley of Fire State Park with us! Just an hour from Vegas An hour north and east of Vegas is a hidden gem of a state park you need to visit. Valley of Fire State Park is gorgeous and full of things to see and hikes to accomplish. You can see the …

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Cathedral Gorge State Park is an amazing day trip!

Cathedral Gorge State Park

How you can experience it all in one day When you are in Vegas don’t miss this park! Two and a half hours north and east of Vegas is an awesome State Park. Cathedral Gorge State Park is full of neat sights, gorgeous hikes, some old ruins and you shouldn’t miss it. We took a …

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Yellowstone in winter is amazingly otherworldly!

Yellowstone in winter

An overview of winter in this gorgeous National Park We have been to Yellowstone National Park several times, but we have always wanted to see Yellowstone in winter. This year after Christmas we decided to make it happen. It requires some advance planning, but it is so worth it. We spent 8 days in two …

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The ten essentials you absolutely must have when you go hiking?

Don’t hit the trail without having the ten essentials with you. Here is a list! Why the ten essentials? It may seem like a no brainer but there are some things you really shouldn’t leave home without if you are a day hiker of multi day hiker. The ten essentials for hikers really can be …

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