Tag: Desert

California, Camping, Death Valley National Park, Desert National Wildlife Refuge, Hiking, Ice Age Fossils State Park, National Parks & Monuments, State Parks, Nevada, Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, United States

Salt, Sand, and Sierra Mornings: Day 1 – Fossil Beds & Badwater

The Adventuring Heidi

February 28, 2026 Let's get the adventure started! After what I perceived to be a lull in adventuring, it was time to put new dirt on old shoes. A sale from Southwest months earlier compelled my friend, Lindsey, and I to seek warmer pastures for a late winter getaway. The original plan was Tucson, but… Continue reading Salt, Sand, and Sierra Mornings: Day 1 – Fossil Beds & Badwater

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

40th Birthday Adventure Day 1: Cathedral Gorge State Park and Great Basin National Park

The Adventuring Heidi

My 40th birthday trip has had quite a few iterations over the past year of planning, but in the end it still involved the thing it always had in the plan: the annular solar eclipse in Great Basin National Park on October 14th. "Last minute" plans came to fruition about a month out, and a… Continue reading 40th Birthday Adventure Day 1: Cathedral Gorge State Park and Great Basin National Park