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Happy 100th Birthday!

Happy 100th Birthday!

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On August 25th, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act which officially established the National Parks Service.  The purpose of this new organizations was “to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.“ Now 100 years later, generations are still enjoying these, and many more,  great…

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Getting high in Estes Park

Getting high in Estes Park

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Our trip planning started with us determining that we were going to go to Rocky Mountain National Park.  As we started to dive into the details we found this great town called Estes Park.  I have already posted about our awesome experience at the Estes Park Medical Center; and it no wonder that in a town like this you would have a great facility like that. Upon arriving in downtown Estes Park we were greeted by the Estes Valley Farmers Market.  This…

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Dead Horses

Dead Horses

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Spring Camping can be a bit hit or miss.  Many of the campgrounds in our area are not open yet and most mountain locations are still quite cold (and have snow).  This, however, is a good time of year to head south.  Two years ago we visited Arches National Park and I thought it might be fun to go back to that same area and visit Canyonlands National Park. We generally try to stay in the National Parks that we…

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Zion River Resort

Zion River Resort

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Usually around February we start to get a bit antsy and really start to figure out a way to get out of dodge for a weekend.  The easy thing for us is a weekend in Vegas.  As we started talking about going, neither one of us were terribly excited.  This caused us to start considering other options.  It wasn’t long and we were discussing several camping options and decided to head down to Zions National Park for a couples weekend…

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Hidden Lake Overlook in GNP

Hidden Lake Overlook in GNP

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One of the cool parts about traveling into our national parks and to various campgrounds is getting the opportunity to see wildlife.  Since sightings are never really guaranteed it is hard to really set your mid to seeing something.  However in the days leading up to us going to Glacier National Park, I decided that we would have a high likelihood of seeing Mountain Goats.  Sure I have seen them before through binoculars but I wanted to see them up close…

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