The Hanging Garden trail is located in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area near Page, Arizona. This easy, family friendly round-trip hike is a little over one mile long. After traveling through the desert landscape, experiencing incredible views along the way, you will come to a little alcove on a mesa hiding a secret oasis. […]
Found inside the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument located in northern Coconino County, Arizona, Marble Canyon is one of our favorite spots we have visited on our travels. It is located near Lee’s Ferry and the Navajo Bridge and you can reach it right off Hwy 89A. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management […]
The Smith Spring Trail Loop is a 2.3 mile hiking trail located in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas with almost 400 feet of elevation gain. The hike is located at the Frijole Ranch trailhead which is located at the end of the Frijole Ranch Road approximately 1½ miles northeast of the Pine Springs […]
The historic Frijole Ranch, also known as Guadalupe Ranch, can be found in Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The first permanent structure for the ranch was built in 1876 by the Rader brothers. The Frijole Ranch was run by multiple families until 1966 when it was sold to the National Park Service by J.C. Hunter, […]
So when we visited the Gila Cliff Dwellings we got the opportunity to hike to our very first natural hot springs. In fact it’s the only hot springs we’ve been to and I need to make more of an effort to find them during our travels, because we loved it! The Lightfeather Hot Springs, […]
The Stock Bypass Loop trail is a 4.5 mile hike with about 200 feet of elevation gain located in the Gila National Forest of New Mexico. The hike begins and ends at the the TJ Corral trailhead which can be found about one mile from the Visitor Center on the road to the Gila […]
The Trail To The Past trail is located in Gila National Forest in New Mexico. On this short and easy 0.4 mile trail you get the opportunity to see both pictographs and ancient cliff dwellings. The trailhead can be found at Lower Scorpion Campground located off off NM Hwy 15 between the Visitor Center […]
Wind Cave National park is located near Hot Springs, South Dakota and was established on January 9, 1903 by President Theodore Roosevelt. It was the sixth national park established in the United States and the first cave to be designated a national park anywhere in the world. Wind Cave is one of the longest […]
The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument was established by President Theodore Roosevelt on November 16, 1907. This 533 acre area in New Mexico protects the Mogollon cliff dwellings found here in the Gila Wilderness. It was added to the National Registry of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. Today it is run by the National […]
Jewel Cave was discovered in 1900 and President Theodore Roosevelt declared it a National Monument on February 7, 1908. It is located near Custer, South Dakota and offers numerous cave tours and even some hiking trails for visitors to enjoy today. It is the third longest cave system in the world with over 210 […]
