Info/Tips Since we travelled from Atlanta (south) we stayed 1 night in the south by Cherokee, NC and drove the Newfound gap Road from South to North. And stayed in Gatlinburg for 3 nights as our base for the visiting the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Things to do Our favorites where the Clingmans Dome, […]
Road trip across 6 southern states from Atlanta, GA covering Great Smoky Mountain National Park and Mammoth Cave National Park and many smaller NPS sites in between. Click here to view Picture book of our 2020 trip – link will open a new tab on shutterfly site. Trip Highlights 6 states: Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, […]
Although you could drive car into the downtown district, rarely a chance you can park your car. Park your car at the Visitor Center and take shuttle in. The whole area is easy to walk.
Shenandoah National Park is centered by one main ridge drive very similar to Bryce National Park. Sightseeing are mostly Shenandoah valley views. Unlike Bryce National Park that views are so diverse at every corn, Shenandoah’s views are all the same. Perhaps foliage season will be much different by colors. For trails, Stony Man trail and […]
Saguaro West Tuscon Mountain district has more Saguaro and prettier than East Rincon Mountain district in my opinion. Return to Arizona Trip Summary
Travel Tips Reserve El Torva early. It is very popular that you would not able to find a table without reservation. Grand View trail is a bit under maintenance but the trail is very adventurous and worth to hiking down. East entrance receives less much less traffic than south entrance. If driving from I-89 makes […]
Travel Tips 6 hour should do the whole national park with full coverage on major viewpoints. Day trip from Flagstaff is recommended. Crystal trail features the most beautiful petrified woods in the park. Don’t miss Blue Mesa trail. Go down the trail. One mile Painted Desert trail from Towa to Painted Desert inn is recommended. […]
A 8 day trip in Arizona, we flew into Flagstaff and out from Tucson. Trip Highlights 1 states: Arizona 3 National Parks: Petrified Forest National Park Grand Canyon National Park Saguaro National Park 7 National Monument: Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Wupaki National Monument Walnut Canyon National Monument Tuzigoot National Monument Montezuma Castle National Monument […]
Gettysburg National Military Park can be a one-day trip, but if you are into history, give it an overnight stay. Downtown isn’t big and a bit quiet with many stores closed in winter time, but the bleak scene of battlefields the town sits on gives you real depressing feelings. Inside the visitor center, “A New […]
Everglades National Park is the third largest national park in the continent behind Death Valley and Yellowstone. Four visitor centers spread out pretty much each side of park borders: Ernest F. Coe at east, Flamingo at south, Shark Valley at north, Gulf Coast at west. Every visit center offers something special of its own. Shark […]