We have all heard of wakeboarding and snowboarding, but have you ever heard of sand boarding? The coral sand dunes state park is located near Kanab, Utah. The state park rents out sleds and sand boards that you can use for the day and slide down the sand dunes! The cost to enter the park was $10, and to rent a board for the day was $20, and it was well worth it! Everyone in my family tried it, and we all loved it! After finally arriving to the biggest sand dune we could find, we were eager to start learning how to sand board! Although it took us all a few tries to get it perfect and make it down the dune to the bottom, it was well worth it! Even when you're not sliding down the hill, the scenery is beautiful and being from Minnesota, its so fun to be surrounded by so much sand! Another beautiful place to visit is the Antelope Slot canyons in Page, AZ. To visit the Antelope Slot Canyons, you have to be accompanied by a tour guide. While booking your tour, the best times of the day to visit are anytime from 10am-12pm because the lighting is the best for photos and the overall experience. However, the canyons are gorgeous and a popular destination, you want to book your tour as far in advance as possible. The canyons are only about ten minutes out of Page. To get there, you meet the tour guide at their company building, and then you load in their open air cars. Although the drive is a bit bumpy, it was definitely a fun ride! While going on the tour, our guide told us about how the canyons were formed, played a native instrument, and told us the history of the canyons. We visited on a windy day, so there was sand blowing down on us from above, and it would get in our eyes and mouth, but it wasn't as bad if you were wearing sunglasses. If you ever find yourself in Arizona and/or Utah, I highly recommend paying a visit to either of these beautiful places! I promise that you won't regret it :)
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I have never met a person who doesn't absolutely love the mountains, and I can see why! The Grand Tetons National Park in Wyoming is an absolute showstopper and easily in my top three national parks. I absolutely love my family because they are always up for an adventure, even when it comes to campsite adventures. The park does not accept campsite reservations so while entering the Grand Tetons from Yellowstone, around 9am and arriving at Jenny lake at 10am, we went to get a campsite, thinking there would be lots of sites available, but promptly found out that they were booked to the max. We stopped at one other campground near by, but learned that they were also full. They told us that if we went quickly, there is another campground location by Jackson Lake that would probably have a spot open for us. After already being denied twice, we rushed to the last campground that we hopped still had vacant sites. We waited in a line of cars for at least an hour, and after arriving to the reservation booth, we received the very last campsite! So when you visit this beautiful park, make time to wake up early and get a spot right away so you don't have to worry about not getting a site. While visiting the Grand Tetons, I highly recommend either driving around or hiking to see all the beautiful mountains, wildlife and scenery. It reminds me of how lucky we are to live on an amazing planet! You know they say that all good things must come to an end, just like my amazing trip to the Grand Tetons National Park. Just because of the amazing mountains, lakes, and the environment of the park, The Grand Tetons is one of my top three favorite parks! I highly recommend visiting this beautiful part of our world. If you do visit, let me know how your trip went! Thank you so much for reading :) |
Welcome!!Hey hey!! My name is Mara Lysne. I have always had a love for traveling, which has inspired me to create my very own travel blog! I will be writing about some of my favorite places, National Parks, and will also include some good travel tips to keep in mind when traveling! I hope you enjoy :) Archives
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