Tag: hike
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Rocky Mountain National Park | Exploring Colorado
Love that Rocky Mountain high! Colorado has been one of my favorite states to explore, and I have done it several times over. This state’s natural beauty and magnificent landscapes has always given me that ‘Rocky Mountain High’, thank you John Denver. Colorado offers a variety of remarkable sceneries from desert monuments, to urban cities,…
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The Ring of Brodgar – A UNESCO World Heritage Site | Exploring Scotland
On a gray, misty and nippy September day, I found myself standing in front of the ancient Ring of Brodgar in Scotland. To be more precise, I was on the Orkney Islands along the Northeastern coast, which is an archipelago of Scotland. Orkney is at the tip top of Scotland, and quite a ways from…
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Plitvice Lakes National Park – A UNESCO World Heritage Site | Exploring Croatia
As I peered down from the top of the Plitvace Lakes viewing point, I inhaled and I thought to myself, “Wow, I was just in there!” From the viewpoint above, or when scrolling online for photos of this magnificent wonderland of turquoise blue lakes and toppling waterfalls, one can only see certain vantage points. As…
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The Giant’s Causeway – A UNESCO World Heritage Site | Northern Ireland
Along the North Coast of Northern Ireland is a wonderous geological formation called The Giant’s Causeway. It is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, which were the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. The basalt columns built natural stepping stones of various heights, which create a dramatic scene with the Atlantic ocean waves…
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Mingo Falls | Exploring North Carolina
I am not shy when it comes to road tripping, and exploring on my own within reason of course. While I was visiting the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, I decided to head into the Cherokee Indian Reservation, and explore Mingo Falls. Also known as Big Bear Falls by the Cherokees, heading to this beautiful…
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Exploring Exit Glacier | Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
Exit Glacier is a massive and active glacier that is located in the Kenai Mountains of Alaska. It is one of the Kenai Fjords National Park’s major attractions, and served as the “exit” for the first recorded crossing of the Harding Icefield in 1968. Exit glacier is one of the easiest accessible valley glaciers in…
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Beautiful Bryce Canyon National Park | Exploring Utah
Utah is my favorite state when it comes to road tripping, and exploring the beauty of nature. Although it is a smaller state than California, which has the most national parks; Utah is home to many of America’s national parks including Bryce Canyon. The canyon is known for its hoodoos, which are irregular shaped rock…
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Arches National Park | Exploring Utah
Utah is my favorite state when it comes to road tripping, and exploring the beauty of nature. Although it is a smaller state than California, which has the most national parks; Utah is home to many of America’s national parks including Arches. This is one of Utah’s most popular and famous parks due to the…
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Glacier National Park | Exploring Montana
Exploring Glacier National Park was an incredible experience for myself during 2020- the year of the Covid-19 Pandemic, social distancing, American political unrest, and world travel bans. It all sounded so negative, and I always felt the need to rise above crazy times that will eventually pass. Even if we did not have the precarious…
Trixie Navarre 