🏞️ National Park Perspectives
The Heart Behind the Series. The National Park System (NPS) provides maps, history, and official data—but every traveler brings their own story to the trail. Our National Park Perspectives is a dedicated series designed to bridge the gap between official resources and our experience on the ground.
While the NPS tells you what is there, we created this structured series to show you how we experienced it. For every park, you’ll find a consistent, easy-to-navigate guide covering:
🧭 At a Glance: The quick-start guide: when we visited, duration, crowd levels, and which visitor center holds the "must-see" park film.
🥾 The Journey: Our specific route and daily flow, capturing the distinct character and uniqueness of the park.
✨ Must Experience Perspectives: Curated visual highlights and standout experiences that capture the essence of the journey.
🎒 The Logistics: The practicalities—where we stayed, what we ate, and how we got around.
📝 Pro-Tips: The "wish-I-knew" advice—from parking realities to gear essentials.
Whether you're planning your first trip or looking for a fresh point-of-view, these perspectives are meant to inspire your next great outdoor adventure.
🌲 Boulders & Bristles: A Fall Hummer Tour of Joshua Tree National Park
Buckle up for a journey through the High Desert. From the backseat of an open-air Hummer to the soaring chords of U2’s The Joshua Tree, explore how seven girlfriends and I explored the rugged, mystical vistas of Joshua Tree National Park.
🏞️ National Park Collection
This is a complete list of the 63 National Parks. The parks we have visited are bolded, and those for which we have developed a "Perspective" include a direct link. More content is being added regularly as we document our journey through the “Crown Jewels” of America.
Acadia • Arches • Badlands • Big Bend • Biscayne • Black Canyon of the Gunnison • Bryce Canyon • Canyonlands • Capitol Reef • Carlsbad Caverns • Channel Islands • Congaree • Crater Lake • Cuyahoga Valley • Death Valley • Denali • Dry Tortugas • Everglades • Gates of the Arctic • Gateway Arch • Glacier • Glacier Bay • Grand Canyon • Grand Teton • Great Basin • Great Sand Dunes • Great Smoky Mountains • Guadalupe Mountains • Haleakalā • Hawaiʻi Volcanoes • Hot Springs • Indiana Dunes • Isle Royale • Joshua Tree • Katmai • Kenai Fjords • Kings Canyon • Kobuk Valley • Lake Clark • Lassen Volcanic • Mammoth Cave • Mesa Verde • Mount Rainier • New River Gorge • North Cascade • Olympic • Petrified Forest • Pinnacles • Redwood • Rocky Mountain • Saguaro • Sequoia • Shenandoah • Theodore Roosevelt • Virgin Islands • Voyageurs • White Sands • Wind Cave • Wrangell–St. Elias • Yellowstone • Yosemite • Yukon–Charley Rivers • Zion