Tuesday, July 7, 2015 Devil’s Tower and Spearfish Canyon For our 3rd full day of vacationing, we decided to take a little road trip to visit Devil’s Tower National Monument. It’s a 2 hour drive from where we were staying – in Hill City, SD – but we had heard from multiple people that it…
Monday, July 6, 2015 Exploring the Black Hills of South Dakota For our first full day in the Black Hills area, we decided to do a little mix of sightseeing and hiking. Everything we wanted to see was within a reasonable driving distance from where we were staying, so we never had to do too…
Sunday, July 5, 2015 Badlands National Park On Sunday morning, we left bright and early for the 2 hour drive from Pierre to the Badlands. The temperature was forecasted to be in the 90’s for the day, so the earlier the start, the better! In the Badlands, there is basically no shade, so we packed…
Sunday, April 26, 2015 Tusayan to Tucson Snow in Arizona! On Sunday morning, we left Tusayan around 8 to begin our drive home. We had planned to go back to the Grand Canyon if there was snow on the ground, but it turned out that it had only sleeted the night before. Personally, I wouldn’t…
Saturday, April 25, 2015 Hiking the Grand Canyon! Bright Angel and South Kaibab Trails Sleep did not come easy the night before our hike. I couldn’t stop thinking about the canyon and what we were about to do. Once I did drift off, I had a dream that we were hiking it, and everything went…
Friday, April 24, 2015 Tucson to Tusayan The Grand Canyon In our year and a half of living in Arizona, we’ve traveled all over the state and explored in many beautiful and scenic places. We made it our goal shortly after moving here to make the most of our time here, and now in the…