After spending the morning and early afternoon with family, Sue and I took off for the Seattle area. We had several choices for routes, but we decided to drive Highway 20 through the Northern Cascades. The roads were recently opened and the scenery definitely did not disappoint! I love driving ...
National Parks
Three Things You Might Miss in Zion National Park
Sue and I try to get away each winter for a few days in southern Utah. It's usually warmer than where we live and it's fun to escape the snow and cold for a short time and enjoy some outdoors and sunshine. Our destination is Springdale, Utah and Zion National Park. The summer crowds are gone and ...
Yellowstone National Park : Podcast 7
Episode 7 of the All Around The West Podcast is ready! In this episode, we talk about our 2013 trip to Yellowstone National Park were we visited Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Falls (and other falls), and Mammoth Hot Springs. ...
Yellowstone National Park – Mammoth Hot Springs
In 2012, we visited Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park. By the time we got there and ran to the visitors center, we only had about 20 minutes to explore before we had to head back to West Yellowstone for a previous appointment. It looked pretty awesome and we were definitely ...
Yellowstone National Park – Waterfalls
One of the things that almost always draws our attention is waterfalls. Sue loves them and so we always stop to take a look, even if it requires a short hike. Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park are full of waterfalls, some of them spectacular. Last year and this year, we took ...
Yellowstone National Park – Norris Geyser Basin
Want to see that area that is the most changing part of Yellowstone National Park, where thermal features appear and disappear regularly? If so, you'll want to make sure you visit Norris Geyser Basin. ...
2013 Trip to Yellowstone
I'll admit it. Yellowstone National Park is one of my favorite places to visit (perhaps only second to Glacier National Park and Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada). I love the "out of this world" feeling that some of the areas give. I love the beautiful valleys with the rivers flowing ...