We made the decision to visit Alaska before peak travel season in 2022. The month of May turned out to be the perfect time to experience Alaska. What to know about May in Alaska: It’s before peak travel season, so prices are a little bit cheaper but not everything will be open or attractions could still be operating at winter […]
When planning our trip to Hawaii, we were overwhelmed by the amount of things to do in Hawaii. We’ve saved you the long hours of research. Follow our itinerary below to experience the best sites in Maui and The Big Island. Table of Contents: TOP tips for planning Itinerary Our Top Tips for Planning Step 1: Decide trip duration and […]
We like to plan jam-packed national park trips trying to visit as many national, state, national monuments, and historic sites as we can in the days we have off. See our tips for planning the perfect national park vacation below! Deciding on a National Park Planning Your Visit Three Important Tips for any NP trip Where to Stay What to […]
When doing research on visiting Channel Islands National Park, there wasn’t much information online. We’ve created a comprehensive guide to visiting Santa Cruz Island below: What Is Channel Islands NP? The Channel Island is a unique NP that protects five islands off the coast of California near LA. To visit you’ll need to book a ferry ride via Island Packers […]
The Guadalupe Peak Hike is a strenuous, 8.4 mile hike that takes 6-8 hours to complete. The elevation gain is 2942 ft for a total elevation of 8750 ft (making this the highest point in Texas)! What to pack? 2L of water, food, hiking poles, hiking shoes, light jacket and thicker winter clothes if climbing in the winter (it may […]
The Devil’s Hall Trail is a fun, 4.2 mi, 2.5- 3 hrs, moderate, out and back hike The hike begins at the Pine Springs Canyon campground. This campground also provides the trailhead for Guadalupe Peak, Devil’s Hall, The Bowl, and El Capitan trails. The hike terrain is split in half. For about half of the hike, you will be walking […]
This was one of our favorite trips yet! You’ll get the chance to visit 5 different national parks in 9 days. We visited in early May 2021. Total drive time ~18 hours Day 1 – LAX –> Yosemite NP (4 hr drive) Fly into LAX. Our flight was early morning (probably a little too early, we were up at 3AM). […]
Four national parks in 8 days? When planning this trip, we were worried we were being overly ambitious. However, it ended up being the perfect vacation! This trip involves about ~20 hours of driving. If visiting in the winter or fall (like we did), some of the driving will be in remote locations at night due to limited daylight hours […]
We were lucky enough to swing an 9 day vacation this year. With the pandemic in full swing, we decided on a road trip starting from our hometown Houston, Texas. Total drive time ended up being ~35 hr over 9 days. It was worth it considering the fact that we were able to visit 4 national parks and 2 state […]
We are on a mission to cross all 63 national parks off of our bucket list! To do this, we do high yield road trips trying to hit and fully experience as many national parks as we can in a few days. TIP: If you’re visiting more than 3 national parks this year, we highly recommend you buy the America […]