Category: Road Trippin’
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Glacier National Park
Happy 4th of July! In true Weekend Warrior fashion, I try to take every long weekend opportunity to get out and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Western United States. After a morning photo session, Brighton and I packed up and hit the road to Montana to visit one of my all-time favorite parks (so […]
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![Hiking the Narrows [Zion National Park]](https://nextstopadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-12-at-8.35.32-PM.png)
Hiking the Narrows [Zion National Park]
This year’s Memorial Day was one for the books— We did one of the most unique hikes at Zion National Park, the Narrows. This hike, one of the Best American Adventures according to National Geographic, has you wading through the Virgin River in a narrow slot canyon that surrounds you with the 1,000-2,000 foot walls […]
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Moab Anniversary: 4×4 Tour & Arches National Park
As I mentioned in my previous post, after returning from my work trip in Tucson, we drove down to Moab for a day to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. Moab is only about 3.5 hours from Salt Lake, which makes it a great spot for a quick trip away from the city into the land […]
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New Year’s in Nashville
For our New Year’s celebration, my sister Katie, Brighton, and I drove up from the parents’ house in St. Pete to Nashville. Katie’s best friend, Ashley and her husband, Justin live there. I’ve been to Nashville twice— once for New Years in 2012, and once for Ashley & Justin’s wedding. I have a mission to […]
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![San Diego & Arizona – Thanksgiving Road Trip [Day 5 & 6]](https://nextstopadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-03-at-9.55.22-AM.png)
San Diego & Arizona – Thanksgiving Road Trip [Day 5 & 6]
This is the third post of my Thanksgiving Road Trip to San Diego. For Days 1 & 2, click here. For Days 3 & 4, click here. Day 5 Driving to Arizona We spent our fifth day driving from San Diego to Page, Arizona taking the I-8 route up through Sedona. We definitely want to come back and […]
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![San Diego & Arizona – Thanksgiving Road Trip [Day 3 & 4]](https://nextstopadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-03-at-9.45.10-AM.png)
San Diego & Arizona – Thanksgiving Road Trip [Day 3 & 4]
This is the second post of my Thanksgiving Road Trip to San Diego. For Days 1 & 2, click here. For Days 5 & 6 though Arizona to Monument Valley and Horseshoe Bend, click here. Day 3 We began our Thanksgiving continuing our tour of popular spots in San Diego before heading to our family’s Thanksgiving dinner […]
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![San Diego & Arizona – Thanksgiving Road Trip [Day 1 & 2]](https://nextstopadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-03-at-9.44.08-AM.png)
San Diego & Arizona – Thanksgiving Road Trip [Day 1 & 2]
For Thanksgiving, we decided to go out and visit Chase, Brighton’s older brother in San Diego. I’ve only been once, for Ragnar, and I was working the whole time so I didn’t explore very much. We had 3-4 days to spend exploring the city for Thanksgiving and my birthday! This is the first post in […]
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4 Day Trip to California: Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon
A Summary of Our Trip in Numbers Miles Driven: 2053 miles Hours in Car: 35 hours Audiobooks Listened to: 3 books— (Brighton’s Pick) Where the Hell is Tesla? by Rob Dircks, (My Pick) Burying Water by K.A. Tucker, (Our Pick) The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware Stops for Coffee/Energy Drinks: 6 States Visited/Driven […]
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![Tallulah Gorge & North Carolina Waterfalls [Mini Moon]](https://nextstopadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Tallulah-Gorge-and-NC-Waterfalls.png)
Tallulah Gorge & North Carolina Waterfalls [Mini Moon]
Note: This is part of our Mini Moon series. For Part 1: Smoky Mountain National Park For Part 2: Asheville, North Carolina On our final day of our mini-moon, we ventured a little closer to our “home” for the week. Brighton was feeling under the weather, and didn’t want to do anything too strenuous since […]
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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, […]