Van Life
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Van Life Day 51
Guadalupe National Park Forgot to reserve my spot in Carlsbad, so I decided to spend the day at Guadalupe National Park, which is right down the road! Did a pretty cool hike through a river bed to a place known as Devil’s Hall. The riverbed was fun since there was no set path, so you…
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Van Life Day 48
Stopped at White Sands National Park! It certainly lives up to the name! I was waaaay more impressed with these dunes over the ones in Death Valley! The white sand was fun to walk around in and a popular thing to do on these dunes is to board or sled the hills of the park!…
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Van Life Day 45
Chiricahua National Monument Chiricahua National Monument is definitely in the top 5 prettiest places I have been to so far! This is another National Monument I didn’t originally pin on my road trip map. I had gone down to do a cave tour across the valley and had some time to kill before sundown, so…
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Van Life Day 44
Saguaro National Park Day 2 Day 2 of 2 of Saguaro National Park! This is when I experienced the true biodiversity of the Sonoran Desert! I hiked up to the falls that were barely flowing this time of year. It pretty much just flows right after a rainfall, which hadn’t been for a minute. BUT…
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Van Life Day 43
Saguaro National Park Day 1 1 of the 2 days I spent in Saguaro National Park! So many cacti! This is the kind of desert I enjoy! Ones with many plants to peruse! It has been wacky being this hot in the middle of winter. I am definitely a man of 4 seasons. The heat…
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Van Life Day 41
Petrified Forest National Park Now, I am not much of a geologist, so I didn’t spend a whole lot of time in Petrified Forest National Park. For me personally, once I saw one log/rock, I kinda felt like I had seen them all. Still neat to see and learn about, though, and a good intro…
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Van Life Day 40
Walnut Canyon National Monument I am learning that our national monuments are just as awesome, if not better than, our National Parks! Went to Walnut Canyon on a whim, and it was amazing! First off, seeing the dwellings where the natives once lived in the area was so neat. Learning the history before hiking down…
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Van Life Day 38
Grand Canyon! Went down and up into the Grand Canyon twice! Lots of elevation gain that day! It’s a lot more fun going down than up. Luckily, the weather was perfect. The best time to see it is when the sun starts to set, and the shadows accent the canyon perfectly! The South Rim was…
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Van Life Day 36 & 37
Spent the days bouncing around Route 66 and Oatman on my way to the next National Park! Oatman is a small Arizona town where the feral donkeys out number the people. Which is the exact reason I went there! The donkeys were everywhere before you even made it into town! It was heaven and I…
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Van Life Day 34
Joshua Tree National Park! Spent the day in Joshua Tree! A stark contrast to the forests I had been growing used to. Also, Waaaaay warmer than I was used to. Kinda hit me with some whiplash, went from plant overload to dispersed survivors. Glad I am hiking these trails in the winter, I’m not sure…
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