Activities, Backpacking, Camping, Crater Lake National Park, Hiking, National Parks & Monuments, State Parks, Oregon, United States

A Presidential Adventure – Part 2: Crater Lake National Park

Waking up in a lava field is always exciting stuff around me, as I'll make sure everyone knows how excited I am to be in a lava field! I mean, I was near the Newberry shield volcano, which is purported to be the largest volcano in the Cascades at twenty miles across, and it was… Continue reading A Presidential Adventure – Part 2: Crater Lake National Park

National Parks & Monuments, State Parks, Nebraska, Scotts Bluff National Monument, United States

Evening Visit to Scotts Bluff National Monument

What does one do when you're in Gering, Nebraska for a bike race and have time to kill? Go get more stamps in your Parks Passport, clearly! My friend, Julie, and I were in town for the Robidoux Quick & Dirty bike race in mid-June, and I made sure there would be some time to… Continue reading Evening Visit to Scotts Bluff National Monument