Tag: national parks
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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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A Walk to Cataract Falls – Great Smoky Mountains National Park {Tennessee}
Ah, the Great Smoky Mountains- so beautiful, so majestic. No trip to this part of Tennessee is complete without a visit to this historic park. Great Smoky Mountain National Park encompasses 522,419 acres across Tennessee and North Carolina and is a part of the greater Appalachian Mountains that carry on through to the north part…
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Moments & Misadventures : Take Me Back to the Black Hills
I drove through the Black Hills of South Dakota ready to soak up a beautiful day in this new to me part of the country. One day didn’t seem like nearly enough time, but one day is all I had and I was determined to make the most of it. Even though it was mid…
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Moments & Misadventures :: Frozen Zion
It was a perfect day to hike around Zion National Park with my friends Emily and Candice. We had spent the night before in St. George and got up early so we could be some of the firsts at the park. Because we only had the one day at the park we were determined to…
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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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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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Visiting Ammunition Hill National Memorial, Good Samaritan Mosaic Museum, Genesis Land, & Qumran National Park {Israel}
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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Following the Palm Sunday Path-Mount of Olives, Church of All Nations, Western Wall, City of David National Park {Israel}
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…