Photography, Fun, and Adventure in the U.S.
Our last stop in New Mexico was in Carlsbad, in the southeastern part of the state, and known as the gateway to the amazing Carlsbad Caverns National Park, but also a great location to slip into Texas and visit the Guadalupe Mountains National Park — which is just what we
What a year we have had — traveling thousands of miles while visiting 12 of the 48 contiguous United States in the western region of the country! In 2018, we spent about a month exploring, biking, and hiking in Arizona, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota,
We were a little concerned while hunkered down in a storm in Mojave, CA, that our planned visit to Kings Canyon National Park and Sequoia National Park would have to be postponed because of snow at the higher elevations, but we were delighted to find the roads open for those
Ah… the Badlands of northern Arizona! It’s truly difficult to describe the beauty of what you’ll find at the Petrified Forest National Park, but the best advice we have is make sure you take the scenic drive that goes from gate to gate; in our case, we entered the northern
Well, Stop 4 did not go exactly as planned with the three-day Federal government shutdown, but we did get to drive into a visit with a wonderful friend and took advantage of local conservationists to still get in our hikes and nature. We happily stayed in Paradise Valley, outside of
Our travel blog begins full-time in January 2018, focused on the adventures of Jen and Ran, the creative team behind EmpoweringParks.com, as we slowly trek back and forth across the United States, visiting places big and small; national and state parks, forests, monuments, rivers, seashores, grasslands; and other beautiful and