Between the dense forests, roaring rivers, and soaring mountain peaks, Oregon is a wonderland for people who love the outdoors. In the last year and a half, we have spent more than three months in Oregon, exploring every corner of the western half of the state (though there’s so much more to Oregon that we…
Geothermal pools, bison, plummeting waterfalls, grizzly bears, geysers, and granite peaks — what other place on earth holds all these natural beauties? Yellowstone and Grand Teton are two of the most impressive national parks in the US. With populous large mammal wildlife, geothermal activity unlike anywhere else in the world, and towering peaks full of…
Over the last few years, we’ve been to 18 national parks as we spent a few years living in a Honda Odyssey on a neverending road trip (before settling down here in Portland, Oregon). As you might imagine, one of the questions we get asked most often – both online and in person – is…
Yellowstone was around the middle of our big national parks road trip in 2020, where we hit 13 amazing national parks over the course of 12 months. Needless to say, it was an incredible year. It was both of our first times in Yellowstone National Park, and while it wasn’t our favorite (that honor goes…
The Grand Canyon is unbelievable. When you walk up to the canyon rim on a sunny day – preferably with a bright blue sky and puffy white clouds – the reds, oranges, and yellows of the canyon look fake. The way that the canyon changes as you traverse the rim is also fascinating. At some points,…
Phoenix was a pleasant surprise for us. We drove from Death Valley to Phoenix to start off our Arizona road trip, and Phoenix was more of a starting point than a place we were excited about. While it’s not our favorite city in the world – mostly because it’s not really walkable – we loved…