After surviving a Night at the Gas Station a few nights ago in Fallon, NV we decided to start our next destination drive a day early, swing by Great Basin National Park, and dry camp for the night. Dry camping wasn't really that big of deal, and it was nice to knock off a bit … Continue reading Great Basin National Park 🌌 & Sacramento Pass Rec. Area – Nevada
We haven't been on a hike in awhile and a Google search of "hiking for kids" in this area recommended Kings Canyon Waterfall Trail. It was 0.3 mile in and 0.3 mile out. That was really all K could handle today so it worked out pretty well. We got to ford a creek to get … Continue reading Kings Canyon Waterfall – Carson City, Nevada
Sunny skies and cooler temps made perfect weather for a day trip to Bruneau Dunes State Park (pronounced "Bruno"). Located in southern Idaho, this state park boasts North America's highest single-structured sand dune (about 470 feet high). This visit was E's belated birthday activity and we rented a sand-board to try out a new sport. … Continue reading Bruneau Dunes State Park, Idaho
Finally, we're having a sunny weekend with no storms looming in the distance. We were able to check out Thousand Springs State Park near Hagerman, Idaho. This state park is made up of 5 units. We managed to visit 4 out of 5 on our waterfall hunt yesterday. The adventure was mostly driving, with very … Continue reading Thousand Springs State Park, Idaho
As part of B's 5th birthday celebration, we visited Newberry National Volcanic Monument in Deschutes National Forest, Oregon. *Fun fact: Deschutes means "falls" in French. Like Fancy Nancy says, everything is fancier in French! B says, "I'm the guard of my birthday and we're not doing school or taking showers and daddy's not working on … Continue reading Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Deschutes National Forest, Oregon
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