Tag: national parks
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NATIONAL PARKS ROAD TRIP: UPDATE 6
The conclusion of our 78 day, national park road trip where we explored 3 parks in Colorado, 1 in Indiana, and our home national park in Ohio! Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park – Colorado Mesa Verde National Park – Colorado Great Sand Dunes National Park – Colorado Indiana…
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NATIONAL PARKS ROAD TRIP: UPDATE 5
Photo dump up to day 65 of our national park road trip where we hit Great Basin in Nevada and the Mighty Five in Utah bringing our park count to 20! Great Basin National Park – Nevada Zion National Park – Utah Bryce Canyon National Park – Utah Grand Staircase-Escalante…
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NATIONAL PARKS ROAD TRIP: UPDATE 4
Photo dump up to day 55 of our national park road trip highlighting California cities including the capitol and a relaxing 4 day stay with friends in San Diego, along with 6 national parks! Redwood National Park – California Santa Rosa, California Sacramento, California Yosemite National Park – California Sequoia…
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NATIONAL PARKS ROAD TRIP: UPDATE 3
Photo dump through day 33 of our National Park road trip highlighting 2 US capitol cities and 4 National Parks! Spokane, Washington North Cascades National Park – Washington Seattle, Washington Olympic National Park – Washington Olympia, Washington Mt. Rainier National Park – Washington Salem, Oregon Crater Lake National Park –…
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NATIONAL PARKS ROAD TRIP: UPDATE 2
Quick photo update through day 16 of our National Park road trip which includes 1 National Monument and 3 National Parks Update: and a proposal Scotts Bluff National Monument – Nebraska Grand Teton National Park – Wyoming Yellowstone National Park – Wyoming Glacier National Park – Montana Next update will…
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10 WAYS I AM DOCUMENTING OUR NATIONAL PARKS ROAD TRIP
This is the trip of a lifetime, it deserves to be cataloged, documented, and remembered. I love to document – professionally and creatively During the planning stages of this 3 month road trip, Kyle often times asked me what I was most excited for. Of course there were family, friends,…
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NATIONAL PARKS ROAD TRIP: UPDATE 1
And in the blink of an eye, we’re already 5 days into our 3 month road trip. We, *cough* Kyle, has driven just over 900 miles through 6 states. Only one minor inconvenience so far requiring 2nd windshield replacement in 3 months. Lots of good food, great beer, and even…
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WHY I’M QUITTING MY JOB TO TRAVEL FOR 3 MONTHS + HOW WE ARE MAKING IT WORK
It’s no secret 2020 was an incredibly hard year, full of heart ache and heart break. I had 9 patients die in 11 days. For context, that was a quarter of the building. It sounds dramatic, but I don’t think I’ll ever recover emotionally. Then you add a management team…
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2021 NATIONAL PARKS ROAD TRIP: TO BUY LIST
I knew buying equipment for this trip would be expensive, but damn. Kyle keeps reminding me, “buy once, cry once” shortly followed by, “buy cheap, buy twice.” Thankfully, REI has their annual Anniversary sale starting at the end of this week, so some of the big ticket items we need…
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2021 NATIONAL PARKS ROAD TRIP: ITINERARY UPDATE
Kyle and I have been hard a work reserving campgrounds, securing backcountry permits, and hotel hunting for our road trip, just over 90 days to go! There have been some changes to the itinerary, and probably more to come. For now, this is our tentative itinerary. Most notably we opted…
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