Tag: national parks
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
We visited Grand Sand Dunes on the cold December day. It was a week into the government shutdown and day five of our Christmas vacations. Honestly, I had too many emotions during this time: closed sites and parks, cancellation, day to day hotels rebooking. Yes, now it’s only a memory. But this period changed my…
Joshua Tree National Park in day and a half
For four years we spent Thanksgiving weekend in Northern Sierra hoping for snow and hiking among the pines. And last year was a disappointment. I wore a thing flannel shirt all weekend long. It was so warm so all snow that fell in previous days melted without signs. Was it the reason for such dramatic…
2 days at Rocky Mountains National Park
Trail Ridge Road 48 miles of between Estes Park and Grand Lake is connected with Trail Ridge Road which has 11 miles above the tree line. This high elevation road is one of the main park attraction. In a short amount of time, it’s going up to the level of the mountains ridges and shows traveler the…