The Painted Desert Inn is a historic building located within the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 10, 1975. The Painted Desert Inn became a National Historic Landmark in 1987. The building was originally constructed out of petrified wood in the 1920s […]
Rainbow Forest Museum is a geological museum located in Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. It also serves as one of the visitor centers for the park. Rainbow Forest Museum’s Blue Mesa Room takes you back in time including paleontological exhibits complete with skeleton displays of prehistoric animals. One of the museum’s main attractions […]
The Blue Mesa Trail is a popular hiking trail located in Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. The paved and gravel 1-mile loop trail takes you through a landscape of beautiful and vibrant blue, gray, and purple badlands. Along the way, you will also stumble across colorful petrified wood dotting the landscape that […]
The Puerco Pueblo Trail is a mostly paved 0.3 mile loop trail located in the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. It is the largest known archeological site within the park. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 12, 1976. Walk among the partially excavated ruins of a 100+ […]
Revisiting Moab, Utah so we decided to take a drive to Arches National Park. We were here back in 2021 and did a lot of the hikes, so this year we just did a highlight tour of our favorite spots. We only spent half a day in the park because it wasn’t getting over […]
Back in 2021, we found ourselves in Moab, Utah for a couple of weeks and had a great time. Well, we’re back this year and while it’s much colder than our last visit we’re still having a lot of fun. During our first trip, we managed to spend some time in both the Island […]
The Crystal Forest Trail is an easy 0.75 mile loop trail perfect for the entire family located in the Petrified National Forest of Arizona. During the hike, you get to travel through a dense collection of petrified wood containing beautiful quartz and amethyst crystals. Throughout the hike, you get panoramic views of the Crystal […]
The Agate House is a small partially reconstructed pueblo that can be found in the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. This eight room home is thought to have been occupied by a single family for a short time almost 700 years ago between 1050 and 1300. The ruins of Agate House were excavated […]
The City of Rocks State Park can be found in the Chihuahuan desert region of southwestern New Mexico. The park gets its name from the incredible volcanic rock formations found there. Some of the formations are as high as 40 feet and are millions of years old. A campground allows you to camp among […]
On our way out west, we passed near White Sands National Park and just had to stop in for another visit. This is one of our favorite national parks we’ve been to so far and a big part of it is that pets are allowed on all hiking trails in the park. We love […]
