Located in South Carolina, Congaree is a unique and underrated National Park. If you’re looking for a change from the typical mountain trail that is packed with people, check out the elevated pathways of the Congaree floodplain. If National Parks are your thing, I’ve also blogged about the Rocky Mountains, Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Hot Springs, the … More Explore Congaree National Park
Brian and I spent our Thanksgiving break visiting National Park #6 – Hot Springs, Arkansas! It wasn’t a bad drive – about 7 hours plus stops. We stayed at The Waters hotel right on Bathhouse Row. We pretty much parked the truck and walked everywhere. The hotel is a historically preserved building and is, based … More Hot Springs, Arkansas
After hiking through Sequoia National Park, we stayed the night in Kings Canyon at the John Muir Lodge. It wasn’t anything super spectacular, but it was definitely the best lodging in the area (since we flew to California, we didn’t bring our camping gear). We spent a very comfortable night at the lodge, at a … More Kings Canyon National Park
Our last stop for the day in Sequoia National Park was Crystal Cave. I’ve been to Natural Bridge Caverns in San Antonio and Carlsbad Caverns, but neither caves had the water element to the extent Crystal Cave did. This cave is located in the southern end of Sequoia National Park. Again, it far exceeded my … More Crystal Cave
Less words, more photos. Basically, Brian and I hiked through Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks. It was a pretty incredible trip. I had an idea of all things were were going to be seeing, but everything ended up exceeding my expectations tremendously. First up, we stopped several times after entering the park. We just pulled over … More Sequoia National Park