The Ultimate Washington Road Trip: North Cascades, Mount Rainier, and Olympic

Between the three national parks in Washington state, you can see USA’s fourth highest peak, the world’s only temperate rainforest, and one of the most remote and beautiful regions of the country. If you’re looking to see beautiful coast lines with tide pools, rainforests and jagged glacier capped mountain peaks all in one trip, head to the PNW! In this post, I’ll share our one-week itinerary for a Washington road trip that includes North Cascades, Mount Rainier, and Olympic National Parks.

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A Weekend at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trip Location: Tennessee
Number of Days: 3 days/3 nights
Stops: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Being that we live on the east coast, it’s not always easy for us to explore national parks for a weekend, since most parks are at least a 5 hour flight away and then some decent driving time on top of that. With our goal of seeing every national park in the US and our limited PTO, Great Smoky Mountains National Park was the perfect weekend getaway for us.

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A 7-Day Road Trip: Grand Canyon, Bryce, and Zion National Parks

My very first U.S. National Park road trip has been a tough one to beat! The southwest is truly an amazing, other worldly place. I went on this trip with my friend, Alyssa, over spring break in April of 2015. We were going for budget friendly and maximizing our time exploring within our limited time frame of 1 week. In this post, I’ll share our 7-day road trip itinerary through Grand Canyon, Bryce, and Zion National Parks including stops at Horseshoe Bend, Antelope Canyon, and Lake Powell.

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