Minerva & Sam

A scenic overlook from the Mount Cammerer Lookout Tower, showing rolling green mountains stretching into the distance beneath a cloudy sky. The foreground features a rustic wooden railing and part of the weathered stone exterior of the tower, with a few branches of leaves adding a touch of color.

View from the Mount Cammerer Lookout Tower, #GreatSmokyMountains #NationalPark

📸 May 2024

#hiking #BlueSkyArtShow

A traveler standing at the base of massive grey and red sedimentary rock layers (striations) in the South Dakota Badlands during winter.

#BlueSkyMonday

Looking back at some of our photos of the Badlands from 2021 as we watched the sunrise 🌅

#BadlandsNationalPark #NationalParks #travel #mountainmonday

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It depends on the location and what we want to see. We usually road trip, so most of the 'on the way' places are for 3 days max (usually only for a single day). But the main destinations we try to spend 1 - 2 weeks there.

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It's always us together as a couple (and our dogs whenever we can, but not every time).

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We'll savor the food, wake up a little more, take our dogs for a walk and talk about the main sights and trail(s) for the day (with anything extra we can fit in an added bonus) 🗺️

Your photos really are amazing! #ParkChat

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We light up the gas grill, grab one of the pans, mix up the pancake mix and start making some pancakes, coffee and some bacon. We do our best to split the load where we'll alternate who cooks or we'll do it together.

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No shower to start the morning, but a coffee is an absolute must ☕ Without that I'm essentially useless. Then I let the coffee work until I need to use the pit toilet!

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The first thing I see / feel are my dogs wet tongues as they lick us awake to say good morning!

📸 Photo of our dogs at Cape Flattery, WA.

That's a beautiful shot! *Fingers crossed* we get to visit the Tetons this summer! #ParkChat

Glamping Near Olympic National Park – Our Stay at Mossquatch Resort Looking for unique, dog-friendly glamping near Olympic National Park? Check out Mossquatch Resort near Forks, WA—just minutes from Rialto Beach and La Push.

It was a super cool experience!! They have an outdoor kitchen, firepit and even a queen size bed in the tent (with a gas heater!). We wrote a post about it a little while back, if you're interested!

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You might be passing near us! We're south of Birmingham. Minerva has been to Mobile, but I haven't been before #ParkChat

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Late in the morning (9 to 10am) after having a chance to sleep in, relax and just enjoy being there. Probably looking for things to do around the area like local restaurants, experiences, hikes, and places nearby to drive to 🚗

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This question brings me back to when we woke up in our yurt west of Forks (Mossquatch) in the Olympic Peninsula and visting Olympic NP⛺ We woke up to cloudy skies, but beautiful coastal views 🌊 One of the coolest places we stayed at for a few days.

We are! Checking in from Alabama! #ParkChat

Badlands National Park in Winter: A Guide to Visiting in January No crowds, frozen landscapes, and golden sunrises. Here is why visiting Badlands National Park in the winter might be better than the summer.

We wrote about our experience visiting Badlands during the winter (and being completely unprepared) if you wanted to check it out!

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A couple standing in the middle of a deserted paved road winding through the towering rock formations of the Badlands at dusk.

A woman sitting on a grey clay mound hugging her small dog while visiting the rugged terrain of Badlands National Park in winter.

A man holding a small scruffy dog in a pink harness standing in front of the golden-hour light illuminating the Badlands peaks in winter.

We stopped at #BadlandsNationalPark in January 2021 on our road trip to Glacier (our 1st x-country trip).

It was slightly below freezing & we pulled in just before sunrise.

We visited again in summer 2024, but that winter morning will always be special.

#NationalParks #RoadTrip #TravelWithDogs

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Ours would be Yosemite. It's the park that we road tripped to and spent 2 weeks at during our honeymoon ❤️

Yes, we definitely know why 💩

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Thank you so much! We loved hosting and reading everyone’s stories and perspectives!

Count us in for hosting again anytime! 🌲

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This is how we like to travel 🚗 We have a very general list of things we'd like to see, and then take the day to see what we can see #ParkChat

That’s a wrap for this week’s #ParkChat!

Thank you for spending your evening with us and sharing your stories and perspectives on The Comfort of Certainty on Trails! We loved reading everyone's replies!

This community is what makes these chats special. See you next time & happy trails! 🥾

That's very frustrating... #ParkChat

Q11: #ParkChat

After all that planning, checking, and preparing…

What’s one thing you don’t want to know before a hike or trip?

My mind would have been racing before, and I'd be laughing and dying on the floor after the realization 😂😂 #ParkChat

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We believe everyone should have access to National Parks.

But when encouragement becomes an overcrowding problem, what can National Parks do to help control the numbers of visitors other than what is currently being done already?

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We love sharing photos from our travels, but as AI becomes more common, we’ve been thinking about how much viewers can trust what they see.

Is AI generated art about nature still “nature art”? Where’s the line between enhancing a photo vs fabricating one?

Love Darn Tough socks! #ParkChat

I have some hearing loss in my right ear and this is my thought process, too! When sleeping at home, if there is any noise outside, I rotate my deaf-er ear up and, poof, it's gone. Or, well, reduced #ParkChat

I'm sure my dad still has mine from when I was a kid. It was thick, comfy and kept me warm! #ParkChat