Tag: the West

Top 3 National Parks to Explore This Fall

Glacier National Park While many hikers and other adventurers head straight towards more popular national parks such as Yosemite or Yellowstone, explorers from all over the country are slowly making their way to Glacier National Park. The vast beauty of Montana is definitely found in Glacier National Park, with more than 730 miles of mountain peaks, lakes, and meadows to… Read more →

Exploring Roxborough State Park

When we go exploring, we want to tackle the biggest and best site we can. The more extreme, the better… right? Not so fast. Sometimes, the smaller parks that at first glance may not seem to offer much, are actually hidden gems. Case in point: Roxborough State Park. In this handy guide, Colorado Springs Independent provides a useful brief of the… Read more →

Great Basin National Park

For any outdoorsmen interested in exploring the beauty of the landscape of the Western United States, the options for places to camp, travel and hike are virtually limitless. There is so much incredible terrain out west and not nearly enough time to explore every nook and cranny.  However, for anyone venturing into the Southwestern States, the Great Basin National Park,… Read more →