At the end of June, we went to Las Vegas for the weekend for Mike’s bowling league. Mike and I had both been to Vegas once – Mike when he was young, and me last year for a night on my way to Utah. Neither of us are huge “hang out in large crowds” kinda […]
Read more "Red Rock Canyon & Vegas at Night"When we were planning this trip, we decided that one of the days we’d get out of the city and go explore nature. We had Shenandoah Valley in mind, since Rose and I had never been there, but we were open to other things, too! Rukku suggested Great Falls National Park in Maryland, and then […]
Read more "Washington, D.C. – Part Three"After watching the sunrise in Bryce Canyon, we decided to hit up Kolob Canyons, which is the other part of Zion National Park. This was our last stop before we headed back to our respective homes. It turned out that Kolob Canyons had a lot of trailheads, but we didn’t have enough time to do […]
Read more "Kolob Canyons"Bryce Canyon has a 30 mile scenic drive with a whole bunch of turn outs of scenic points. We did the drive, which was a great way to see the most scenic points along the rim! We ended our day watching the sunset at Inspiration Point, which was also where we started the next day […]
Read more "Bryce Canyon National Park – Part Two"The Narrows is one of the most popular hikes in Zion. It’s different, though, because for most of the hike, you HIKE IN A RIVER. The Virgin River, to be exact. We decided on the bottom-up hike, which doesn’t require any special permits. We had also made a tentative goal of making it to the […]
Read more "Zion National Park – The Narrows"Earlier this year, my friends Rosemary and Rukku and I decided to plan a long weekend somewhere in the U.S. to spend some time together and see/experience something new! After deliberating for a bit, we all landed on Utah. None of us had been there, and there are FIVE national parks in the state! Since […]
Read more "Zion National Park"Yosemite is probably one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. These pictures don’t even do it justice! Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 2014 Mike and I at Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 2014 Rose, Tim, and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 2014 Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, 2014 Half Dome from Yosemite Valley, […]
Read more "Yosemite National Park"Our friends Rosemary and Tim came to visit in August and we went to Sequoia National Park and Yosemite National Park (which will be highlighted in the next post) to see their spectacular beauty! Of course, the parks did not disappoint and we had a wonderful time with Rosemary and Tim! We Made It!, Sequoia […]
Read more "Sequoia National Park"Mike and I had a free day two Saturdays ago and we decided to drive out to Joshua Tree National Park. We hadn’t been there before, and it’s about a two and a half hour drive from us, so we figured why not? It did not disappoint! Not only was it beautiful, but it was […]
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