Our drive through Utah provided us with incredible sights, easy camping, fun hikes, spiritual and self-discovery all while checking off destinations on our bucket list. How amazing is it that one state was able to give us so much?! Zion National Park was another landmark that we had heard about for many years, but
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When I pictured writing about our visit at Bryce Canyon, my mind drew a blank. Just like our experience, I’m still left speechless. The pictures really speak for themselves. All I can say is that Bryce Canyon was unbelievable. From the various shapes and colors of the rocks, to the ability to walk through the deep
The drive from Moab to Bryce Canyon National Park is about 4 hours on the fast route, but we decided to take Utah’s Scenic Byway 12 which is about an hour longer. We left Moab first thing in the morning to make sure we had enough daylight to go several miles. About 2 hours after
From the beginning of this road trip, I’ve done some reflecting on my place in this world. Our first night in Moab, we sat outside staring up at the stars realizing how big the universe is and how insignificant we are compared to everything in nature. I recently read something that said… “If all the insects
*Info and Tips on camping in Moab at the bottom of this post* The drive from Dinosaur National Monument to Park City is about 3 hours. We had another comp night waiting for us at the Hyatt Escala Lodge, one of our favorite Hyatt’s (I did a blog post on another trip to Park City
On October 29th, we left our normal routine and headed on the biggest adventure of our lives. We pictured our departure as a day filled with nostalgia where we would give long and tearful goodbyes to our house, our city and our friends, but October 29th was not what we pictured. Here’s the background on our
And there it is, our big announcement. October 29th, we are fulfilling our dream of full-time travel and hitting the road for an entire year. We had a little bit of fun with this photo announcement since we’ve never had the opportunity to do anything like this. We never had engagement photos,
Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) covers 415 square miles in northern Colorado. The park has 2 main entrances, one in Estes Park and another in Grand Lake. We took our first trip to this famous park in mid September and our timing was amazing. The weather was warm with a tinge of coolness and the Aspen
Here’s a story for the budget conscious traveler. I wanted to share this because I am also very budget conscious… or as some call it, cheap! To most people, traveling is a very big expense. Sometimes when I daydream about traveling to a faraway place, I’ll goggle it and come across sites with information from
Our very first hot springs experience was at Conundrum Hot Springs in Aspen. Conundrum Hot Springs is the highest elevation natural hot springs in North America sitting at an elevation of 11, 200 feet. The only way to access the hot springs is by hiking the 8.5 miles up through the Maroon Bells-Snow Mass Wilderness.
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