Category: national parks

Devils Tower and Sundance

Ilene and I left Ellsworth AFB around 1130 since we only had about an hour and a half drive to Sundance, WY.

One of the places on our bucket list to visit was Devils Tower in WY so we based out of Mountain View RV Park & Campgrounds just outside of town. While we didn’t have a view of Devils Tower we did have a great view of the Northwestern Black Hills and the smell of the buffalo grass was, well, amazing!

This park is kept in immaculate condition and the owners and staff are friendly and helpful. How can you not like a place that has fresh-baked cookies for us humans and dog biscuits for Bella when you arrive? Continue reading Devils Tower and Sundance

The Big Island and Volcanoes

The first stop in Hawaii was Hawaii, the big island!

We booked a bus tour that would take us to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Needless to say Ilene got her National Park Passport stamped and we had the opportunity to see an active volcano (which began erupting in May!) and learn how the volcanoes were such a part of Hawaiian native history and culture.

The beauty of this island comes from volcanoes and we were in awe of the flowers and vegetation wherever we went…remember, we’re from the desert! Continue reading The Big Island and Volcanoes