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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 30
Came to LA to visit my friend Kevin !!! Had to stop at the Aquarium of the Pacific! All the time on the coast had me down bad for an aquarium, so we saw all the fish, pet some sharks, pet some sting rays, pet sea stars, swooned over the garden eels, and stared longingly…
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Van Life Day 28
Death Valley National Park Started off strong with a hike through some scenic slot canyons! The hike was super fun, with no set path; it required a lot of pathfinding, and I ended up making the sketchiest jump of my whole trip, jumping down from one of the canyon walls! Had to psyche myself up…
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Van Life Day 27
Channel. Islands. National. Park. What a trip this was! Woke up nice and early and bombed it down from Santa Monica down to Ventura so I could board a ferry to the islands for a kayaking tour of the caves! Never been kayaking on the ocean, so this was an exciting first for me, and…
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Van Life Day 25
Pinnacles National Park Spent all day on one hike and boy was it a good one! Did a long hike around Pinnacles National Park! Went from cool rocky canyons to caves, to a respiratory, to the foothills, to a bit of rock scrambling! This trail had a little bit of everything and was so pretty!…
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Van Life Day 24
A big day filled with big things. Specifically trees. Specifically Sequoias. Specifically Sequoias in Sequoia National Park! These trees are wider than any bedroom I have ever had at their base. Big honking trees and so many of them, too! Did some shorter hikes after the long hike I had done the day before. Luckily,…
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Van Life Day 23
Another big NP day! This time, Kings Canyon! This park was tucked down past one of the most scenic drives I’ve had so far! That, mixed with a stunning hike, makes King Canyon definitely in my top 5 National Parks. Was also lucky enough to bump into a wide cast of critters, squirrels, chipmunks, Hawks,…
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Van life Day 22
Mariposa Grove! Before leaving Yosemite, I decided to go to Mariposa Grove to get a sneak peek at some Sequoias before getting to Sequoia NP! Now, these aren’t the biggest, but man, are they massive! The Redwoods were tall, but the Sequioas are Thicc!Had to take a short shuttle and did a little hike around…
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