national parks – Simply Intentional

Glacier National Park

August 8, 2014August 7, 2014 simplyintentional

That time we went to Glacier and fell in love (with the park that is, we were already in love for clarification). Click on the pic above or the following link to see Michelle’s awesome travel post about our time in this awesome National Park. Intentional Travelers Explore Glacier

* Michelle Thoughts, Other Travels, Videos

Redwoods and the Oregon Coast

July 3, 2011November 22, 2017 mcmeeshi

Thanks for tuning in to our adventures! This is the final video blog post of our month-long road trip. After Yosemite, we had one of our longer driving days to get to the Redwoods. We decided to spend only one night in the Redwoods area so we could meet up with my (Michelle’s) family. It has been family tradition since the 1950’s for my Mom’s side to camp at Honeyman State Park in Florence, Oregon. I grew up going there every summer with all the cousins but now many of them have gone separate ways. So this time was a very small gathering of the clan. As you’ll see in the video, Jedd was very excited to end the trip catching two fish back to back since his other catches the week beforehand were too small to keep.

We are now in the Portland and Salem areas enjoying more time with family. What does the rest of the summer hold for us? Well, we’ve been pretty successful lining up house-sitting and work-exchange-for-rent (but we can always do more- let us know), so we continue to be nomadic. We’re excited to do some more traveling as well, with a trip to celebrate Mère’s (Michelle’s grandma’s) 90th birthday in New Orleans and then help Jedd’s great aunt get ready to move from Florida in September. Jedd is working about 3/4 time with Relevant Studios while I am basically doing odd jobs around other people’s houses. We expect to have more information from Peace Corps at the end of the summer, whether that be a final placement or more waiting.

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Yosemite!

June 26, 2011November 16, 2013 mcmeeshi

Many say Yosemite is one of the most beautiful places in the country, so we decided to spend five nights there. After an arduous hike, the view from the top of Yosemite Falls was well worth the climb. Another hike took us to an unforgettable waterfall at Hetch Hetchy Resevoir in a section of the park that has fewer visitors and allowed us to escape the weekend crowds. One of Jedd’s college friends, Tyler, was able to fly out to meet us to experience this leg of the epic road trip together. We’re appreciative that he made the effort to join us! As in many of the other parks, we also took advantage of the Ranger programs, which always provides deeper insight to our experience (and usually good laughs from the cute things enthusiastic children contribute to the talks).

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Sequoia and King’s Canyon

June 25, 2011November 16, 2013 mcmeeshi

We had a great three nights camping in King’s Canyon where we could explore the canyon, rivers, lakes, huge trees, neighboring Sequoia National Park, and- of course- encounter more wildlife! The highlight of this part of the road trip was definitely the bear on our hiking trail.

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Grand Canyon

June 23, 2011November 16, 2013 mcmeeshi

While, yes, the Grand Canyon is in fact very grand, it doesn’t quite stand up to the footage we’ve gotten from some of the other places on our trip. Highlights of our stay at the North Rim included scoring a sweet camping spot near the rim and encountering some interesting wildlife while out on our hike. Can anyone identify the large reptile on the trail?

I’m beginning to work on more videos again now that we are back in town, so look for more in the next few days!

* Jedd Thoughts, Other Travels

A Snapshot of Our Trip So Far…

June 4, 2011November 16, 2013 simplyintentional

If I have learned/or realized one thing on this trip so far (and you can see it in the pictures and in the videos) its’ that there is so much too see and experience in this world. Learning about and watching geysers powered by volcanic activity. Driving by towns with populations less then 500 and with no stoplight. Visiting a big city with a unique history and culture. Seeing amazing arches carved and created by mother nature. I am humbled by it all. I am incredibly grateful, even overwhelmed to have seen such sights and then instantly, I am also aware that there is so much in this world I have not seen or experienced. And unlike my usual self, I’ll be brief and let the pictures do the talking…

* Michelle Thoughts, Other Travels, Videos

Jackson

May 31, 2011November 16, 2013 mcmeeshi

We spent the weekend in Jackson, Wyoming with one of my best friends from college. It was the first time we were able to see her kids, so they’re the stars of this video, and you’ll also see some of the “festival” called Old West Days that happened to be taking place while we were there. We had a great time visiting and hope we will see her family again soon!

* Michelle Thoughts, Other Travels, Videos

Yellowstone

May 27, 2011November 16, 2013 mcmeeshi

Here’s a video montage of our times in the super volcano! We spent five days/four nights in a cute little cabin by Old Faithful, and enjoyed a range of weather conditions from pleasantly sunny to blustery snow.

We are now in Jackson, Wyoming for the weekend, visiting Michelle’s college friend and her growing family (we’re so excited to meet the little ones!). Until next time…

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