Coming into Miami, Florida on a plane last week, we were passing thru Homestead, Florida on our way to The Keys. We researched places to visit and noted there was an entrance to Everglades National Park there. I had not visited it, nor had the boys. It's not a long drive to the park entrance,… Continue reading Everglades National Park: Guy Bradley Trail 👣
Category: National Park
Local Adventures: Ebey’s Prairie Ridge Trail and Pratt Loop Trail
Today was the first day of school for the 2022/2023 school year. The boys are homeschooling this year and you just cannot force kids to start before Labor Day. We were going to go for a walk, to count as PE...but then I was "Why not go for an actual hike? And go somewhere pretty"...because… Continue reading Local Adventures: Ebey’s Prairie Ridge Trail and Pratt Loop Trail
Glacier Bay National Park: Large Marge & Grand Pacific Glaciers
I have just this to say: If you want to see tidewater glaciers in Alaska that calve into the water, you need to go in the coming years. Don't put it off. Spend the money. Find a way. Because they are all threatened, and are developing terminus out of the water, and more will join… Continue reading Glacier Bay National Park: Large Marge & Grand Pacific Glaciers
Glacier Bay National park: Chimney Rock Islands
All it takes to visit Chimney Rock is....a lot of time, a boat ride there, and a skiff to land with. And a minus 4 foot tide. And not dawdling before the tide comes back in. Pretty simple? Maybe. Probably not. But I got to be lazy and get schlepped out there.... The tiny islands… Continue reading Glacier Bay National park: Chimney Rock Islands
Glacier Bay National Park: Lamplugh Glacier
Lamplugh Glacier terminus sits in John Hopkins Inlet of Glacier Bay National Park. While it can be seen from boats, from small vessels to the massive cruise ships, the most amazing way to see it is from a skiff, and to walk on the land on a minus tide. Kirk and I took an Uncruise… Continue reading Glacier Bay National Park: Lamplugh Glacier