Category: National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
We arrived into Colorado via Wyoming, and it was a beautiful drive. This was another new state for the boys to visit, and it had been a long time since I had been to Colorado. We visited Rocky Mountain National Park on Memorial Day weekend which […]
How to Homeschool With Our National & State Parks
*This page may contain Amazon and Zazzle Affiliate Links, at no extra cost to you, that help to support this website. Thanks! We have found some wonderful resources that we use regularly to enhance our homeschool. But my very favorite resource is our National and State Parks. […]
3 National Monuments Near Camp Verde, Arizona
While staying in Camp Verde, Arizona, near to Sedona, we found a few attractions to visit for free (with a National Parks Pass!) Montezuma Castle National Monument From Camp Verde, Montezuma Castle was a quick and easy drive. A short walkway led to the pueblo cliffside castle, […]
Grand Canyon National Park & Extreme Flagstaff, Arizona
Grand Canyon National Park This was our first visit as a family to the Grand Canyon. The boys were both really looking forward to seeing it. We had been reading and re-reading a book about it weeks before we had arrived. It just so happened […]
Theodore Roosevelt National Park & Medora, North Dakota
On our return trip to Chicago, our visit to North Dakota was monumental to us. This was a brand new state for all four of us to visit. Our stopping point was Medora, where we stayed for a week. It was here that we were […]
Yosemite National Park, California
Yosemite National Park was high on our list of must-visit places. As we were traveling in central California, we met some nice people who were long time residents, and gave us some great advice about visiting Yosemite. We took their advice and visited on a […]
Zion National Park, Utah
After visiting Bryce Canyon National Park, we made our way back to Springdale, Utah, where we stayed for the week, down the street from Zion National Park‘s entrance. I must admit that we were very surprised at the crowds for October. The weather was in […]
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Bryce Canyon National Park, located in southern Utah, was a side trip for us from our week long spot in Zion National Park. We drove the two and a half hour route, through the “tunnel” in Zion. Spending one night in a hotel right outside […]
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park was one of the places that I could not wait to visit, and it did not disappoint! We spent 3 separate days exploring, and still did not get to see everything. For some reason, I pictured Yellowstone as a relatively flat area, […]
Grand Views in Glacier National Park, Montana
Glacier National Park was breathtaking. We stayed on the east side of Glacier in the town of St. Mary. This location was a great jumping off point for the Going to the Sun Road. We were just minutes from the east entrance and Visitor’s Center […]
Little Bighorn National Monument, Montana
As we crossed into Montana, I could not resist the urge to stop at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Crow Agency, site of General Custer’s Last Stand. In college, I took a Native American Literature class, and after reading the accounts of history […]
A Hike Around Devils Tower, Wyoming
From Rapid City, we took a day trip to Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming, a sight you may recognize from the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The drive was gorgeous, and we were surprised at the beautiful red rocks surrounding the area. […]
Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota
While in Rapid City, we spent a day visiting Mount Rushmore. Within that single day, we were blessed with clouds, rain, hail, and sunshine. It felt just like being at home in Chicago. Mount Rushmore is a patriotic site that features the 60 foot faces of […]
Badlands National Park, South Dakota
As we approached the entrance to Badlands National Park, it was such a spectacular sight to see the large, jagged “hills” rising from the Plains, seemingly out of nowhere. This was our first National Park visit on this trip, so it was here that we […]