National Parks & Monuments, State Parks, South Dakota, United States, Wind Cave National Park

Exploring Wind Cave: Our Adventure on the Fairgrounds Tour

Due to elevator repairs, I had never had the chance to get below ground on my visit to Wind Cave National Park in May 2024. Though it was disappointing, we still enjoyed the short hike around Rankin Ridge and completed the Junior Ranger books during our trip. But a cave tour forever remained on our… Continue reading Exploring Wind Cave: Our Adventure on the Fairgrounds Tour

Camping, Hiking, Kentucky, Mammoth Cave National Park, Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, National Parks & Monuments, State Parks, United States

Springtime in Kentucky – Part 3: Mammoth Cave National Park & Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument

April 19, 2024 A soggy spring morning greeted me after a night of pretty gentle rains. Aside from the loudest thunder clap I have EVER heard waking me up at 9:30pm, the severe storms held off. Happy I put my rain gear in my tent with me, I was slow to rise, and took my… Continue reading Springtime in Kentucky – Part 3: Mammoth Cave National Park & Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Camping, Hiking, Kentucky, Mammoth Cave National Park, National Parks & Monuments, State Parks, United States

Springtime in Kentucky – Part 2: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site and Mammoth Cave National Park

April 18, 2024 Read part 1 here. Thick fog greeted me in the darkness of Lebanon, Kentucky, as I stirred from my hotel bed. Quite to start my adventures, I dressed and stuffed down a Hampton Inn waffle. I recently joined Postcrossing and drew an address in China and was hoping I could print it… Continue reading Springtime in Kentucky – Part 2: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site and Mammoth Cave National Park

Hiking, National Parks & Monuments, State Parks, Timpanogos Cave National Monument, United States, Utah

40th Birthday Adventure Day 5: Timpanogos Cave National Monument

A chilly mountain morning greeted me long before sunrise... happy birthday to me! 'Twas the final day of the adventure to send out my 30th/start my 40th decade in style, and we had a 7am lantern tour of Timpanogos Cave to catch (hence the dark-o-clock alarm). Established in 1922, Timpanogos Cave National Monument is tucked… Continue reading 40th Birthday Adventure Day 5: Timpanogos Cave National Monument

Camping, Great Basin National Park, Hiking, National Parks & Monuments, State Parks, Nevada, United States

40th Birthday Adventure Day 2: Great Basin National Park – Bristlecone Pines, Glacier, and Lehman Caves… Oh My!

October 12, 2023 We awoke on a beautiful vista outside of the Snake Creek entrance of Great Basin National Park, eager to the see the views after arriving at the campsite after dark (and an adventurous drive). Our neighbors at a campsite further down had left, so we decided to move down to that site… Continue reading 40th Birthday Adventure Day 2: Great Basin National Park – Bristlecone Pines, Glacier, and Lehman Caves… Oh My!