Joyride with the Joneses
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Tag: Spring Break
Big Cypress National Preserve
Visited: March 2020 Duration: 1-2 hours Accommodations: Driving from Bradenton to Houseboat in the Everglades This was a stop driving to Everglades National Park. We popped in here real quick, watched the park film, completed our Junior Rangers, walked around at each Visitor Center… Continue Reading “Big Cypress National Preserve”
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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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Alibates Flint Quarries/Lake Meredith
Visited: March 2018 Duration: 2-3 hours Accommodations: Stayed with friends in Sanford, TX The last stop on our Spring Break National Park Trip was in Sanford, TX. Chris and I met some fantastic people and we love them so much we planned a trip… Continue Reading “Alibates Flint Quarries/Lake Meredith”
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Capulin Volcano National Monument
Visited: March 2018 Duration: 1-2 hours Accomodations: None. This was an afternoon stop between New Mexico and Texas. Capulin Volcano erupted over 60,000 years ago producing 2 kinds of volcanic products: cinders/scoria (frothy chunks of volcanic rock) and lava flows. Today you can walk… Continue Reading “Capulin Volcano National Monument”
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Fort Union National Monument
Visited: March 2018 Duration: 2-3 hours Accommodations: Las Vegas, NM (28 miles South of Fort Union) Fort Union was once a bustling community where soldiers practiced army drills, blacksmiths hammered out horseshoes and wheels for wagons. Traders traded items and news in English and… Continue Reading “Fort Union National Monument”
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Pecos National Historic Park
Visited: March 2018 Duration: 2-3 hours Accommodations: Santa Fe, NM (located 25 northwest of the park) Pecos National Historic park holds years of history. It preserves the archaeological site of a 15th century Pueblo, Spanish missions, the crossing of the Santa Fe Trail, New… Continue Reading “Pecos National Historic Park”
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Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
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”
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Petroglyph 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”
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New Mexico (revisited)
You really just can’t beat New Mexico! It is a gorgeous state. We chose to do Spring Break here because we LOVE to visit National Parks every summer but I just don’t want to do it in 100 degree weather. We headed down in… Continue Reading “New Mexico (revisited)”
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Salinas Pueblo Missions 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”
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