We left Tucson in the morning, and by the early afternoon we were entering Joshua Tree National Park. While we could have hiked in the park, since we already spent many weeks hiking through the Mojave and in Southern California …
saguaro national park
Driving towards Tucson we didn’t have much of a plan; we knew we wanted to spend 2-3 days there, but due to the large number of hiking opportunities in the area we were having a hard time deciding. Once in …
carlsbad caverns national park
A 30 minute drive from Guadalupe Mountains National Park is Carlsbad Caverns. The caverns are part of the same anchient coral reef that was formed 260 million years ago. When the seas retreated, the reef was eventually covered with sediment. …
guadalupe mountains national park
We arrived at Guadalupe Mountains National Park (Texas) shortly before 5:45pm; or at least that’s what time we thought we’d arrive. We were surprised to see shortly before the park that we crossed into the Mountain Time Zone, so it …
big bend: part 2
We awoke after a windy night to partly cloudy skies, and a hike in front of us. We were excited to stretch our legs and climb to the highest point in the park, Emory Peak at 7,832 feet. The six …
big bend: part 1
After a very blustery night at South Llamo River Park, we awoke to clear skies and cool temperatures. We packed up and headed west for our 4.5 hour drive to Big Bend National Park. We pulled into the Fossil Education …
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