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Carlsbad Caverns National Park: Our Favorite Things and Our Biggest Regrets

Carlsbad Caverns National Park: Our Favorite Things and Our Biggest Regrets

How’s that for a dramatic click-bait title? Don’t worry this isn’t click-bait—I wouldn’t do that do you. I fully intend to share (and likely over-share) just that: our favorite things to do in Carlsbad Caverns National Park and our biggest regrets from our time there earlier this year. How Was Carlsbad Caverns National Park Formed? Let’s start with a little history about how the cave was formed—or as I like to call it, “Liana’s geology geek-out time.” If you’ve read…

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Exploring Glacier Bay National Park by Land (and Sea Kayak)

Exploring Glacier Bay National Park by Land (and Sea Kayak)

Where are the glaciers? That was our first question when we arrived at Glacier Bay National Park. As it turns out we didn’t have the typical experience here. In fact, we’re part of the 10% of park visitors that set foot on land in Glacier Bay National Park. The other 90% see the park from the deck of an Alaska cruise ship and spend just 8-10 hours in the park. Glacier Bay National Park is the first official national park…

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Sitka Tribal Tours: An Introduction to Alaskan Culture

Sitka Tribal Tours: An Introduction to Alaskan Culture

The first few weeks of travel in Alaska and Canada have been a wild ride both figuratively and literally. We’ve taken Stan the Tan Van on 6 boat voyages, kayaked with sea lions (not intentionally, mind you), camped across from a glacier, celebrated Canada Day with a sour-toe cocktail (complete with a mummified human toe) in an old mining town, and US Independence Day at the crossroads of Tok, Alaska. Needless to say, we have a lot to share already…

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