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Category Archives: National Parks

5 Short Hikes in the Smoky Mountains

5 Amazing Short Hikes in the Smoky Mountains

Hiking, National Parks, Places to Visit, TravelBy Megan UlrichSeptember 29, 20212 Comments

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…

Ultimate Big Bend Travel Guide

Big Bend National Park Travel Guide

Big Bend, Hiking, National Parks, TravelBy Megan UlrichMay 21, 20218 Comments

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…

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Hiking Mesa de Anguila Big Bend

Big Bend, Hiking, National Parks, TravelBy Megan UlrichMay 7, 202114 Comments

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…

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Kayaking the Rio Grande – Big Bend National Park

Big Bend, National Parks, Places to Visit, TravelBy Megan UlrichApril 29, 20217 Comments

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…

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Chimneys Trail Big Bend

Big Bend, Hiking, National Parks, Places to Visit, TravelBy Megan UlrichApril 19, 202112 Comments

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 Big Bend National Park

Santa Elena Canyon Trail Big Bend

Big Bend, Hiking, National Parks, Places to Visit, TravelBy Megan UlrichApril 15, 202111 Comments

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…

Balanced Rock Big Bend

Big Bend, Hiking, National Parks, Places to VisitBy Megan UlrichApril 8, 20217 Comments

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…

South Rim Trail Big Bend

Big Bend, Hiking, National Parks, Places to VisitBy Megan UlrichApril 8, 20218 Comments

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…

Hiking Lost Mine Trail - Big Bend National Park

Lost Mine Trail Big Bend National Park

Big Bend, Hiking, National Parks, Places to VisitBy Megan UlrichApril 8, 20219 Comments

Big Bend National Park offers some of the best hiking! With deserts, mountains, canyons and forests, there are a variety of hiking options to choose from. The Chisos Basin, located centrally in the park, has some of the best hiking in the park (in my opinion). If you’re planning to do lots of exploring in…

The Best Places to Camp Near Big Bend National Park

Big Bend, Campground Review, National ParksBy Megan UlrichMarch 31, 202113 Comments

Remote, wild, rugged, vast. Way out in Far West Texas lies Big Bend National Park. Here, the weather-beaten desert surrounds the mountain range that towers above. Rivers carve their way through canyons and the night sky is as black as coal illuminated by thousands of stars.  Views from Mesa de Anguila in Big Bend National…

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