Info/Tip Rim Rock Drive is total 23 miles between Fruita, CO and Grand Junction, CO and takes about 1 hour to drive through (without stopping). The Visitor Center is about 4 miles from West side entrance (8 miles from Fruita). We choose to drive from West to East so we can stop at visitor center […]
Info/Tips There are two parts of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park – South Rim and North Rim. There is no direct route connecting South Rim to North Rim, the drive from one to the other is at least 1 hour 45 minutes. South Rim has a visitor center and offers 12 viewpoints. North […]
Info/Tips Park Access/Time entry permit – Check NPS site for latest info. In 2021 summer, two types of permit were offered one with Bear Lake road Corridor access and one without. In 2021 Bear Lake Road permit was enforced from 5am to 6pm. Bear Lake Road can be access before 5am or after 6pm without […]
We originally planned to Canada Rockies in 2020 summer, but Canada boarder was closed due to COVID. Then we moved our target to Colorado Rocky Mountains and forge our plan ready. Unfortunately this plan also faltered in late summer. In the year of 2021, we want to finish what we dropped in 2020. Colorado is […]
visit only on sunny days. There are no good indoor activities in both Chincotegue Island and Ocean City. plan to visit both chincoteague and Assateague on the same trip. Popular trails are short and you can finish trails in a day in each region. Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland district kayaking at bay side is […]
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is about 30 mins from Atlanta. We reached there just before the visitor center was about to close and had just about enough time for kids to finish the junior ranger program and get their badges. Since it was late, we did not do any […]
Little River Canyon National Preserve is in Alabama. The scenic drive, waterfalls, trails is free, only the Canyon Mouth Picnic Area has a day use fee of $15 (in 2020) Little River Falls Due to the pandemic the visitor center was not open. We ran into a ranger at Little River Falls, he was about […]
Chattanooga is a city in Tennessee along the Tennessee river close to the border with Georgia. Things to do Point Park at Lookout Mountain( Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park ) A military park overlooking the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Ruby Falls On our drive to Chattanooga we keep seeing ads of Ruby Falls all along […]
A very small NPS site at the border of Tennessee and Alabama. A very short walk to the cave shelter takes about 15-20 minutes. Return to Southern states road trip summary
Stopping at Stone River National Battlefield to learn about one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Civil War, the battle of stones river. Kids did the junior ranger program which included a scavenger hunt at the stones river cemetery. Return to Southern states road trip summary