This is one of America’s most iconic, most challenging and memorable hikes. On this hike, you get to walk on some of the best trails, 2 majestic waterfalls, walk through the forest of giant Sequoia trees and the best part is climbing the final 400 feet on the cables and the reward is stunning, you get to see the best view of Yosemite national park. […]
24 Hours in Joshua Tree National Park, California
In the 1930’s desert lover and community activist, Minerva Hoyt recognized the human threats of the nearby ecosystem and persuaded President Franklin D. Roosevelt to proclaim Joshua Tree a National Monument in 1936. It was renamed Joshua Tree National Park in 1994 and now protects 792,510 acres – mostly wilderness – where the Mojave and Colorado Deserts converge. What’s special about Joshua Tree? It’s not just […]
Grand Canyon – Rim to Rim Hiking
Typically, Hikers doing the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim start at the more remote North Rim and end at the South Rim, which is where most tourists visit and also less uphill climb at the end than the other way (South to North Rim). This means that you have to leave your car on one side and take a shuttle to the other. You can either do […]
Lassen Volcanic NP, Burney Falls and Crater Lake NP
Lassen Volcanic National Park I planned to have another road trip during the labor day long weekend. This time, I chose the Lassen Volcanic National Park. Sometime ago, when I saw the Burney falls on Instagram, I wanted to go there. The biggest nearby attraction is the Lassen Volcanic NP. So I planned to start a drive from Sacramento to Lassen Volcanic NP, to Burney […]
Yosemite National Park – 2018
Yosemite National Park is a United States National Park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in the central eastern portion of the U.S. state of California. To see more about this National Park, please visit here After the successful get-together in Smoky Mountain National Park in 2015, we planned for another get-together, this time in California – to see and explore one of […]
Grand Canyon Skywalk
The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a horseshoe-shaped cantilever bridge with a glass walkway in Arizona near the Colorado River on the edge of a side canyon in the Grand Canyon West area of the main canyon. Grand Canyon Skywalk is just over 100 Miles from Las Vegas and it hardly takes 2 hours to drive. We started driving from Las Vegas at around 9 AM […]
Largest, Driest, Hottest and Lowest Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park is a national park in the United States – straddling the border of California and Nevada, located east of the Sierra Nevada. The park protects the northwest corner of the Mojave Desert and contains a diverse desert environment of salt-flats, sand dunes, badlands, valleys, canyons, and mountains. It is the largest national park in the lower 48 states and has been declared an International Biosphere Reserve. Approximately 91% of the park is a designated wilderness area. It is […]
Rocky Mountain National Park – Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park, established in 1915, is a living showcase of the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains. Located outside of Estes Park, Colorado, Rocky Mountain is a great family vacation destination, offering outdoor experiences for all, from easy nature hikes around crystal clear mountain lakes to high peaks (Fourteener – Peaks that are taller than 14,000 feet). It is home to 72 peaks higher […]
Arches National Park – Utah
Arches National Park is a US National Park in eastern Utah. The park is adjacent to the Colorado River, 4 miles north of Moab, Utah. It is home to over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch, in addition to a variety of unique geological resources and formations. It contains the highest density of natural arches in the world. The below picture was […]
Bryce Canyon National Park – Utah
There is no place like Bryce Canyon. Hoodoos (odd-shaped pillars of rock left standing from the forces of erosion) can be found on every continent, but here is the largest collection of hoodoos in the world. An imagination of wonder will serve you when visiting the Bryce Canyon National Park (BCNP) which is located in Utah just 250 miles from Las Vegas. The view from […]