Category - National Parks/Monuments

Fort Point National Historic Site

We’ve been to San Francisco several times but had never heard of Fort Point. On this trip to the...

Recently, we spent some time in the Bay Area. Though we did enjoy the city, we are more back-woods...

Muir Woods National Monument, located just north of San Francisco, is a little slice of peace in a...

Point Reyes is a National Seashore located north of San Francisco. It is a beautiful place to see...

Kanab is full of adventure. Every time we visit we find so many fun things to do in the area. We...

Twenty years ago, we fell in love in San Francisco. That was where we first met and spent time...

Saguaro National Park has two large areas, one located on the west side of Tucson, and the other on...

Our kids loved Saguaro National Park, and we did, too. Walking among these colossal cactuses was a...

This hike in Saguaro National Park is part of three interconnecting trails, but it was one of our...

The Desert Discovery Nature Trail is a 0.4 mile paved loop on the west side of Saguaro National...

Valley View Overlook Trail in the west section was our favorite hike in Saguaro National Park. It...

Signal Hill Petroglyphs is a short hike to a very large display of petroglyphs in the west section...

In the east section of Saguaro National Park is a nice little nature trail called the Desert...

Freeman Homestead Trail is an easy loop hike located in the east section of Saguaro National Park...

We hiked Mica View Loop in Saguaro National Park in the early morning and it was beautiful. This...

We loved Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, but it does come with two warnings. First, this area...

North Cascades National Park is a more remote park. This park is only a few hours from Seattle, but...

Happy 2022! We are excited for a new year to explore our National Parks. We are so grateful for the...

Rainy Lake is our favorite hike in the Ross Lake Area of North Cascades National Park. This hike...

Ladder Creek Falls is a very interesting nature trail located at Newhalem in the Ross Creek Area of...