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Sequoia National Park

Park Beat – Sequoia National Park

There’s only so far you can travel on a limited budget, but there were still many places to see before returning to Boise. After crossing back over the border, we spent a day in San Diego before heading back up north. Sequoia National Park was one park I had yet to...

Organ Pipe Cactus

Puerto Penasco, Mexico & the Organ Pipe Cactus

In retrospect, this road trip could have been considered a bit of a reunion tour, stopping off at places I had visited during my carefree college days. But I was eager to visit many of the places again, since they had started to fade from my memory. Puerto Penasco is one such place; a...

Solar Eclipse

The Path to the Great American Eclipse

Last Monday, August 21st, 2017 a total solar eclipse crossed the United States coast to coast for the first time since 1918. The last total eclipse to cross a portion of the Northwest was 1979. Although solar eclipses happen every 18 months or so around the world...

Joshua Tree

Oh Joshua Tree

From the very first moment I ever stepped foot in Joshua Tree National Park, it’s been a staple in my mind. I can never quite get the terrestrial landscape out of my head. I think back to the first time I visited Joshua Tree, alone on a quest to discover a new place. I drove...