The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited park in the NPS system, and for good reason too! The Smokies have no entrance fee and there are tons of roads for scenic drives with gorgeous stops and lookouts along the way. This makes the national park accessible for people of all ages and…
If you own an RV, chances are you’ve struggled with storage space (or lack of storage space) and keeping things organized at some point or another. I’ve rounded up my favorite organization products and solutions to help your RV get organized and stay organized! Table of Contents This post may contain affiliate links. As an…
One of my favorite parts about summer is cooking some of our meals outside! There’s nothing quite like walking around the campground and taking in all the incredible smells coming from the grills at various campsites. RVs can heat up quickly during the summer, especially if you’re doing any cooking indoors. There are tons of…
We may not be native Texans, but we sure got to Texas as quick as we could! Before we moved to Texas in 2015 I had never heard of Big Bend National Park. It’s one of those parks that’s so underrated and isn’t on most travelers radar, partially due to its obscure location. We jumped…
While Big Bend National park is extremely remote, there are definitely certain trails that receive more traffic than others (looking at you Lost Mine and Santa Elena). If you’re looking for something truly remote and isolated from the rest of the park, you may consider hiking the Mesa de Anguila trail. This Big Bend hike…
The Rio Grande is one of the focal points in Big Bend National Park. In fact, the river forms the border between the United States and Mexico and is what gives Texas its unique shape. The bend in the Rio Grande is actually where Big Bend National Park gets its name from! Texas on the…
Big Bend National Park offers a variety of landscapes to hike. Mountains, rivers, and even desert hikes are abundant here. While it’s easy to get caught up in the stunning vistas the mountains provide or the canyons that can be seen from miles away, many of the desert hikes get easily over looked. To get…
Santa Elena Canyon is one of the most iconic natural features in Big Bend National Park. It’s one thing you surely don’t want to miss if you pay Big Bend a visit! The canyon walls soar 1,500 feet above the Rio Grande making this a view visitors won’t soon forget. Table of Contents This post…
Grapevine Hills Trail, also known as Balanced Rock in Big Bend National Park is my favorite desert hike in the entire park! It’s a short and sweet family-friendly hike that kids and adults of all ages will love. Most of the hike is relatively flat with a short rock scramble at the last section of…
Looking for the best hikes Big Bend National Parks has to offer? Look no further than the South Rim! It’s grueling, inspiring, and breath-taking all at the same time. This hike sort of straddles the border between day hike and backpacking trail at 12.6 miles. In fact, there are several backcountry campsites along the trail…