Visited: November 2016 Duration: 2-3 hours The boys visit the U of I every once in a while to get tests done. This park is about 20 minutes away and we took an opportunity on this visit to go and see this park on… Continue Reading “Herbert Hoover National Historic Site”
Visited: August 2018 Duration: 1 hour We swung by Roger Williams National Memorial on our way from Salem, Mass heading to Connecticut. Good lunch stop if you are here at that time. Looked like this was a popular place to hang out at for… Continue Reading “Roger Williams National Memorial”
Visited: August 2018 Duration: 2 hours Accommodations: Salem Waterfront Hotel and Suites, Salem, MA After a fantastic day in Salem we woke up and got this day going at Saugus Iron Works. When we arrived, we had a hard time finding anyone. Finally a… Continue Reading “Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site”
Visited: July 2018 Duration: 2-3 hours Traveling across New York took us right in to Rome, New York for this fabulous National Monument. Right in the middle of town is a step back in history to interpret the events of the siege of 1777.… Continue Reading “Fort Stanwix National Monument”
Visited: June 2016 Duration: 4 hours Great Sand Dunes was a pit stop on the road home from Mesa Verde National Park. A co-worker had told me it is a must do for the kids. I figured we could at least burn off a… Continue Reading “Great Sand Dunes National Park”
Visted: June 2016 Duration: 1/2 day (Finished at Arches in the morning, spent afternoon here). Accomodations: Moab Under Canvas As stated above, we headed over to Canyonlands National Park in the afternoon after a wonderful lunch at Quesadilla Mobilla (highly recommend). We pulled up… Continue Reading “Canyonlands National Park”
Visited: March 2018 Duration: 2-3 hours We arrived at Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument around 8 am. We were one of the first cars in the parking lot. We entered in the South part of the park coming from Hwy 22. At this part… Continue Reading “Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument”
Duration: 2-3 hours For the next stop on National Park Trip Season 3: Spring Break edition we traveled north to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Petroglyph National Monument is located just off to the west of Albuquerque, directly north of I40. We headed straight to the… Continue Reading “Petroglyph National Monument”
Welcome back, the next stop we made on our Spring Break National Park trip was Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. There are four different sites to visit at this monument: Abo, Quarai, Gran Quivira and the Headquarters/Visitor Center located in Mountanair, New Mexico. We… Continue Reading “Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument”
Boy are you in for a treat at this place! The boys both agree that this was the highlight of the trip. I wasn’t expecting this much fun after trying to sand sled at Great Sand Dunes National Park. The difference was astounding. We… Continue Reading “White Sands National Monument”