Hey there! We’re Matt and Alysha, two Portland residents who love hiking, and you’ll find us spending our spring, summer, and fall weekends (and occasionally winter weekends too!) out on the trails. A big part of the reason that we’ve fallen head over heels in love with Portland is the fact that there is so…
Bryce Canyon National Park was our favorite stop on our Utah Mighty 5 Road Trip. The hoodoos and incredible, sometimes mind-boggling rock formations are a unique feature that you can only really find in a handful of places in the country. While some of the viewpoints along the rim have spectacular views, the best way…
Arches National Park was the first stop on our Utah National Parks Road Trip, and it didn’t disappoint. We were in the Moab area for five days (psst – here is exactly how to spend 4 days in Moab) and spent three of them camped in Arches. We spent sunrises out exploring the various arches…
Of the 13 National Parks we visited in 2020 on our USA road trip, including the Mighty 5 in Utah, Bryce Canyon National Park was our favorite. Not top five. Not even the top three. Our favorite. It’s a relatively small park that is packed full of super unique sights and landscapes thanks to the…
We loved Moab, and think that it’s well worth spending four days exploring this adventure town, particularly as a part of a broader Utah National Parks road trip. Between the amazing diversity of landscape in Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park, and some of the things to do in Moab outside of the national…
When we took off on our US road trip in the summer of 2020, we thought we would just be focused on an Oregon road trip, and some exploring in Washington State. Until we decided to head east around Labor Day and make a huge loop, starting with Yellowstone and Grand Teton before arriving in…