Tag: National Parks
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Walking the Rail Trail- Mammoth Cave National Park {Kentucky}
This last weekend took us back up to Kentucky where we decided to spend a day enjoying Mammoth Cave National Park. But instead of venturing down into the caves as we have before, we remained above ground and walked along the old rail trail. Mammoth Cave is the world’s longest cave system making up 420…
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Moments & Misadventures :: Raining In The Hoodoos
I set out alone for a hike down into the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon. I started at the top of what is called ‘Wall Street’ where a series of switchbacks take you down into the belly of the formations. Looking up at the towering rock while walking back and forth started to make me a…
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Visiting America’s Newest National Park- New River Gorge {West Virginia}
We made our way to New River Gorge National Park, the country’s newest national park having being upgraded from a national river to a national park in December 2020. And because it is still so new, some of the park is still being configured to fit the increased number of visitors. Because the park stretches…
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Moments & Misadventures :: Sitting In A Hole In The Rock
One of Utah’s lesser known parks is Capitol Reef National Park. This park boasts of all the beautiful red rock of the southern part of the state but without the crowds of visitors that you often find at the other national parks. We spent the weekend at the park, hiking the different trails among the…
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{Israel} Day 10: Ammunition Hill National Memorial, Good Samaritan Mosaic Museum, Genesis Land, & Qumran National Park
Ammunition Hill National Memorial We began our day visiting the national memorial of Ammunition Hill. After Israel had declared their independence, the city of Jerusalem was not considered part of the state. It was a divided city with a large wall separating the people. Families were divided across the wall and the space between East…
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{Israel} Day 7: Mount of Olives, Church of All Nations, Western Wall, City of David National Park
Mount of Olives Today we began with seeing Jerusalem from the top of the Mount of Olives and then making our way down what is known as the Palm Sunday Path towards the city. This route commemorates the path that Jesus took into Jerusalem when palm branches were laid down for him before his arrest…
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{Israel} Day 5: Beit She’an National Park & Masada National Park
Beit She’an National Park Today’s adventures began at Beit She’an National Park where we toured around the ancient city of Scythopolis. This city was first inhabited in the Bronze Age and remained a cultural center until 749 when it was covered in an earthquake. When archeologists began to uncover the city, they found that most…
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{Israel} Day 4: Mount Arbel National Park, Mount of Be Attitudes, Capernaum, Magdala, & Sea of Galilee
Mount Arbel National Park Today started out with the hottest, most strenuous activity of the entire trip- a hike on Mount Arbel National Park. The trail started at the top of the mountain, overlooking the Sea of Galilee, then we had to take a number of metal footholds down the cliff face of the mountain.…
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{Israel} Day 3: Abraham’s Gate, Temple of Pan, Crusader Castle, & The Valley of Tears
The Golden Calf & Abraham’s Gate- Tel Dan Nature Preserve Today started with a short hike in the Tel Dan Nature Preserve. The trail itself was lovely as it went through the trees and over rocks in the river. This river is one of three sources of the Jordan River and is the largest source…
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{Israel} Day 2: Caesarea National Park, Tel Megiddo National Park, & Safed
Caesarea National Park This morning we boarded our tour bus and made our way up the coast until we reached Caesarea National Park. Originally built sometime between 586 -332BCE, this settlement would later be awarded to King Harrod after the Roman Conquest in 30 BCE. King Harrod would take what was a small settlement and…