A SCIENTIST ON THE ROAD

Grand Tetons National Park For as many people who visit Yellowstone National Park - there are far fewer who venture the extra 10-15miles south to visit Grand Tetons National Park. But they should! While it is not nearly as diverse as Yellowstone National Park is; I personally think that Grand Tetons is far more stunning. My first visit here was purely unplanned - I simply took off for a two day trip to Yellowstone and they had just opened the East Entrance and Fishing Bridge

Teddy Roosevelt NP When I first started my National Park journey - I admit this park never really sparked any interest for me. It is largely off the radar and never a top contender for any parkhoppers favorite list! While my time here was short; only a day trips worth, I admit to being pleasantly surprised with what we did manage to see there! Now this park is divided into three separate sections; North, South, and the Elkhorn Ranch portion. The only portion I visited was the

Yellowstone National Park Everyone knows or has at least heard of Yellowstone National Park - it’s the oldest national park (first established back in 1872) and contains over 2.2million acres of land. It’s home to numerous unique hydrothermal springs and geysers, a majestic river carved canyon, a lake formed from a collapsing volcano, and tons of stunning snow capped mountains! Not to mention the almost 5,500 wild American Bison who call its borders home too. I moved out to M

I have honestly dreaded writing this post because frankly I have no idea where to start. I’ve been here over a year now and already feel...

Badlands National Park, SD For those of you who know me (which if you even known this blog exists is likely you) - you know that I love...

Adding Cumberland Falls to my bucket list was an easy decision! Because it is known as the Niagara of the South, I had to compare it to...

Mammoth Cave National Park Mammoth Cave was a repeat visit for me. Being from the Midwest my family drove EVERYWHERE especially when we...

I admit I have been slacking on my sharing of my adventures in Kentucky - but here I am trying to rectify that. My venture out to Red...

The State of Arizona has 18 National Monuments - the most of any state in the country! I've been to a handful now, but they will all be...

To continue my quest to visit all the National Parks in the US - I found myself planning a trip out to Petrified Forrest NP while I was...

This has probably been one of my favorite spots to explore since I being out in Arizona - and a large part of that is due to the...

Bucket List Progress Now it was originally my intention to put all my National Monumnet visits in one single post because Arizona has so...

Let me start this post by saying - if you are not best friends with your parents, you are doing it wrong! I will also admit that I am...

With the rising temperatures here getting to unbearable levels - I had been keeping my eye out for any day that was not expected to be...

As the weather here in Arizona starts to warm it reminds me of Michigan Summers and all my happy days spent lakeside; be it beaching it...

I will admit that since becoming a medical traveler -the adventures have been nothing shy of amazing! But one of absolute best parts of...

A common short trip from Phoenix is just west to Joshua Tree NP and as a self proclaimed National Park Hopper it's no surprise that I too...

Upon moving out here I was immediatly overwhelmed with the number of gorgeous peaks viewable all around the city of Phoenix. Call me...

Whilst on a short Roadtrip to visit a few of Arizonas National Monuments (of which there are 18), I made an impromptu decision to stop...

For those of you who do not already know (*I did not*); Saguaro National Park is actually broken up into two separate regions. The first...