Category: Outdoor Adventures
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Moments & Misadventures :: A Few of the Other National Parks
There is no doubt about it-I love visiting national parks! All national parks have the same goal in mind of protecting and preserving places of rich natural beauty and historical significance. And for me there is no better way of honoring that mission than by visiting the park that they work so hard to preserve.…
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One Last Fall Hike- Tims Ford State Park {Tennessee}
The last few months, I’ve been taking international students hiking through some of the state parks in the area. We braved the heat of summer for a couple of the hikes and though the views of the park were beautifully green, the pictures of all of us showed us all too sweaty and hot to…
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Hiking the Flume Gorge Trail- Franconia Notch State Park {New Hampshire}
After spending a day seeing some of the lesser known historic sites of the area, we were ready for a day outdoors so we could soak up all of the New England in the fall that we could. We went up towards northern New Hampshire to Franconia Notch State Park where it seemed the fall…
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Autumn at the Fiery Gizzard- South Cumberland State Park {Tennessee}
Fall has finally come to Tennessee and there is no better way to celebrate that than by getting out and seeing it in all the color. I’ve spent the last few months taking groups of international students to the different state parks in the area in an effort to show them there is more to…
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Visiting Cuyahoga Valley National Park {Ohio}
Nothing is better than seeing the change of the season in a national park. We had come to this part of Ohio to see Cuyahoga Valley National Park. There are so many different and varied parts of this park to enjoy. Ohio is one of the best underrated states in the US. There is so…
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Domes & Dripstones – Mammoth Cave National Park {Kentucky}
It was a perfect day with blue skies and mild temperatures. But instead of spending the day outdoors, we decided to go underground with a tour at Mammoth Cave National Park. Mammoth Cave is the world’s longest cave system stretching over nearly 53,000 acres of land. Mammoth Cave became a national park in July 1941.…
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Moments & Misadventures :: But Where is the Beach???
Whenever I thought about the island of Aruba, I always imagined endless miles of white sand beach along that bright blue water. So when my friends and I arrived in the capital city Oranjestad we were ready for a day of beach paradise there on the sand. We signed up for a tour of the…
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Visiting Indiana Dunes National Park {Indiana}
Nothing makes a weekend like a visit to a national park. This weekend had us venturing to the very north of Indiana along the shores of Lake Michigan to experience Indiana Dunes National Park. Created as a national lakeshore in 1966 and then elevated to a national park in 2019, Indiana Dunes is one of…
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Canoeing Down the Buffalo National River {Arkansas}
I went back to my hotel in Denver professionally tired from the non stop days at the conference I had attended and carrying notebooks full of conference notes of all that I learned. I was looking forward to enjoying having a hotel room to myself for one last night. I had big plans to stay…
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Walking in the Garden of the Gods {Colorado}
On my way back up to Denver I decided to make a quick stop at the Garden of the Gods. This marvel of a park is just outside Colorado Springs and offered a glorious walk through the stunning red rock formations. From the visitor center you follow a paved path down the hill to the…