The trip to Alaska in Summer of 2025 was Kellan’s “special trip” to see bears, whales, and wildlife. Our goal is to take grandchild eight or older on a special trip that matches their interests. Alaska seemed perfect for Kellan with his detailed knowledge of wildlife of all types, especially dangerous wildlife (such as inContinue reading “Alaska 2025 – Part 1 Bears at Lake Clark NP”
Category Archives: National Park
Virgin Islands NP
Virgin Islands NP is one of five NPS sites scattered around three of the islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The logistics were a complicating factor. Visiting these five sites required an airplane, an island hopper plane, various taxis, an open air safari bus, a ferry, and a few sailboats. Our visit was a celebrationContinue reading “Virgin Islands NP”
Indiana Dunes NP
A quick weekend business trip to Chicago provided the perfect excuse to sneak over to Indiana Dunes National Park on the shores of Lake Michigan. We justified the ridiculously expensive 70-mile taxi ride by calling it my birthday celebration. Upgraded to national park status in 2019, Indiana Dunes is one of our newest national parksContinue reading “Indiana Dunes NP”
Mammoth Cave NP
For Spring Holidays we set out to visit all of Kentucky’s NPS sites. We felt confident that we could knock out all five NPS sites in a week for a big sense of accomplishment. With a late start Sunday we planned to stop for our first ever boondocking experience. We called ahead and were approvedContinue reading “Mammoth Cave NP”