Great Sand Dunes National Park When you think about Colorado, what comes to mind? For me it is huge snow-capped mountains towering into the sky cutting through the clouds. It’s cool mountain air rushing through a valley filling my lungs with clean crisp air. What I never expected was sand. Lots and lots of sand. […]
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Shawnee National Forest is the best of Illinois I must admit something. We have lived in Illinois for my entire life, not only that but more southern Illinois for my entire life and I have never once visited Shawnee National Forest. I can’t really explain why that is. I mean it is only a few
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Shenandoah National Park Family Hikes Shenandoah National Park is located in Virginia and is tucked away among the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is a perfect park for the family to visit! I believe this is because even if you don’t want to go on a hike, you can take the Skyline drive that runs the
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New River Gorge National Park New River Gorge National Park is located in West Virginia and is our nations newest National Park. The park was established as a National Park in December of 2020. Even though it is considered the youngest park in the nation. It does have one of the oldest rivers running right
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The Bible coming to life at the Ark Encounter If you are anything like me when you hear the verses regarding Noah’s Ark it is impossible for my simple mind to wrap around how this huge task was accomplished. I mean a single vessel that is so large that all animals on Earth are able
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Dinosaur World Are you in the area of Mammoth Cave National Park and looking for good way to spend a few hours? Mabye looking for a good way to spend a few hundred dollars? Look no further than Dinosaur World! Located in Cave City Kentucky this park has 150 life sized dinosaur statues scattered throughout
Kentucky Down Under Zoo Have you ever wanted to pet a kangaroo? Want to see a cute little joey in its mother pouch? Maybe you aspire to get your arm clawed by a jacked-up kangaroo looking to eat some breakfast that you are carrying? If you answered yes to any of these, then Kentucky Down
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Mammoth Cave National Park Summer of 2022 we started a vacation heading East for Kentucky. Over to West Virginia, then ending our Journey in Virginia. The world largest known cave, also known as Mammoth Cave National Park, was the first stop on that list for us. The cave has 400 miles of explored cave, with
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Reelfoot Lake Do you like to fish? Personally, I absolutely love to fish. Some of my fondest memories are centered around fishing trips! You just can’t beat the relaxation and beauty that you get to experience while casting a line. If you are into freshwater fishing, chasing after a cooler full of bluegill, crappie, bass,
Anchorage, Alaska Family Hiking Obviously, Alaska has no shortage of hikes. One could live 100 lives and not be able to hike all the trails scattered throughout the state. We stayed in the Anchorage Area so we tried to hit a new trail at a new location every day during our visit. Every hike we
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