Next Stop: Adventure

Category: Destinations

  • Great Basin National Park

    Great Basin National Park

    Happy 4th of July to everyone! I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend. Established in 1986, Great Basin National Park is located on the eastern border of Nevada, close to Utah. While this park is not frequently nearly as much as Smoky Mountains National Park with only 89,000 average visitors per year, […]

  • Camping near Cascade Springs [Utah]

    Camping near Cascade Springs [Utah]

    Getting There and Finding a Campsite I had originally planned on camping in one of the campgrounds in Alpine Loop (Timpanooke or Granite Flat), but I neglected to make a reservation before the online systems closed. Brighton and I were a little slow going that morning- We had to gather our camping boxes and other […]

  • Olympic National Park

    Olympic National Park

    I have found a new favorite national park! …Well, at least for now. This park has it all: coast, forests, and mountains. Recognized as a World Heritage site for its rich resources, it was designated as a National Park in 1938. Did you know that Olympic National Park protects the largest old-growth forest in the […]

  • A Quick Trip to Vancouver, BC

    A Quick Trip to Vancouver, BC

    On our first full day in the Seattle area, we decided that the weather was not best for national parks… so we ended up in Canada. Why is it that every time we’re in Canada, it’s terrible weather? Either way, I still love the parts of Canada I’ve been to so far, and despite the […]

  • Our Wedding Day Timeline [Wedding]

    Our Wedding Day Timeline [Wedding]

    Our Wedding Day   When I was planning the wedding, I found it really helpful to view other past-brides’ timelines. Today I’m sharing my wedding day timeline and overview (with photos!) (Warning: This is a long one!) 6:00am – Bridesmaids Getting Ready Our day started out bright and early! My maid of honor and one […]

  • Devil’s Kitchen

    Devil’s Kitchen

    If you’re looking for a low-key adventure (read: lazy) on a spring afternoon (like we were), I’ve got the perfect adventure for you. Devil’s Kitchen is a rock formation that’s been named a Mini Bryce Canyon, and it’s only 1.5 hours from Salt Lake City (instead of the 4.5 that Bryce Canyon is from SLC!). […]

  • 10 Hours in Asheville, North Carolina [Mini-Moon]

    10 Hours in Asheville, North Carolina [Mini-Moon]

    Our second day of our mini-moon in the Smokies was just as adventurous as our first… but in a different way. One of the parts of our mini-moon I was most looking forward to was Asheville. Everyone I’d talked to said that I would love it! It didn’t disappoint. I felt like Asheville was like […]

  • Lantern Fest

    Lantern Fest

    This weekend, Brighton and I participated in the Lantern Fest. The premise of the event is that each participant can light their own lantern and set it off at the same time of thousands of lanterns.   History of Lantern Release (Source) The origin of the lantern festival are somewhat unclear from my research, but […]

  • Great Smoky Mountain National Park [Mini-Moon]

    Great Smoky Mountain National Park [Mini-Moon]

    After the wedding, we knew we wanted to do some sort of “honeymoon” to give us some time to recover and celebrate being married. We want to go to New Zealand, which will definitely happen in the next few years, but we felt that it was economically irresponsible to try to pay for such a […]

  • Bachelorette Weekend in Savannah, Georgia [Wedding]

    Bachelorette Weekend in Savannah, Georgia [Wedding]

    I had been looking forward to having my bachelorette weekend for quite some time. I rarely get uninterrupted/rushed time with my closest friends in Florida, and never together at the same time! Originally we looked at going to Key West, but it was still Spring Break for many colleges and schools, and we didn’t want […]