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Tag: National Park Trip Season 4
City of Rocks National Reserve
Visited: August 2019 Location: Almo, Idaho Accommodations: Almo Inn (The Amarillo Room) this place was AWESOME!!! Duration: 4-6 hours We made it to City of Rocks in the afternoon hours, we stopped in at the Visitor Center, grabbed maps, cancelations and Junior Ranger books… Continue Reading “City of Rocks National Reserve”
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Craters of the Moon National Monument
Visited: August 2019 Location: Arco, Idaho Accommodations: Silver Creek Hotel, Bellevue, Idaho Duration: 2-4 hours Lava rocks gallore. Lava comes from volcanoes, but there isn’t a volcano here in sight at Craters of the Moon National Monument??? The lava here at this park came… Continue Reading “Craters of the Moon National Monument”
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Minidoka National Historical Site
Visited: August 2019 Accommodations: Banbury Hot Springs Hotel Duration: 1-2 hours Minidoka National Historic Site was depressing, however I feel my children need to be educated on even the worst times in history. Minidoka was a relocation center for over 13,000 Japanese-Americans. Over 2/3rd… Continue Reading “Minidoka National Historical Site”
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Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Visited: August 2019 Accommodations: Banbury Hot Springs Poolside Condo Duration: 2 hours Hagerman Fossil Beds in Hagerman, Idaho. Stopped into the Visitor Center first thing in the morning and grabbed some Junior Ranger booklets. We headed out for a drive on Bell Rapids Road… Continue Reading “Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument”
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Oregon
Oregon state line sign is #40 out of 50 for us. We loved both of these signs and couldn’t decide between which one so we took both. I will add there is an AMAZING one on I-5 coming North out of California but unfortunately… Continue Reading “Oregon”
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John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Visited: August 2019 Accommodations: Leaving Crater Lake and heading to Idaho Duration: 4 hours, could spend a whole day here. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument was one of the greatest unplanned stops on any of our National Park trips. Luckily we did all… Continue Reading “John Day Fossil Beds National Monument”
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Crater Lake National Park
Visited: August 2019 Accommodations: Crater Lake Mazama Cabins Duration: 2 nights, 1.5 days Crater Lake National Park is a photographer’s dream! We pulled into the Cabins (Mazama Cabins) around sunset so we didn’t get to enjoy the park the first night. We unpacked in… Continue Reading “Crater Lake National Park”
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Redwoods National Park
Visited: August 2019 Duration: 2 full days and then some….. Accommodations: AirBNB Idyllic Coastal Log House in Trinidad, CA Redwoods National Park, the whole reason for this year’s National Park Trip Season 4. Each child was given a summer task (last year) to write… Continue Reading “Redwoods National Park”
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Great Basin National Park
Visited: July 2019 Duration: 6-7 hours, a full day Accommodations: Hidden Canyon Retreat (highly recommend) Let’s start this post off by stating that Great Basin National Park has gone right into my top ten National Parks with the possibility of top 5. This is Nevada’s… Continue Reading “Great Basin National Park”
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Fort Moultrie National Monument
– Visited: March 2019 Duration: 1/2 day Accommodations: Downtown Charleston National Park Trip Season 4- Spring Break Edition is on! The first half will be a Civil War Expedition and will end with the Spanish Inquisition of Florida. Lets hope for some warm weather… Continue Reading “Fort Moultrie National Monument”
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