Rifle Falls State Park’s lush vegetation and waterfalls have attracted photographers and movie crews from around the country who come to capture the area’s unique scenery… Rifle Falls State Park has 13 drive-in and seven walk-in campsites that sit to the south along East Rifle Creek. In 1998, the park underwent...
Golden Gate Canyon State Park has been on my todo list for some years now, yet because of it’s proximity it all too often got pushed to the “next week” list, but this weekend I can finally add this notch to my belt. Honestly, for the life of me I...
It was not on the agenda, but a long day of driving and a well placed off-ramp got me to pull into Fremont Indian State Park in Utah. I dropped into the Visitor’s Center to ask about camping (yes, $15 for off-season full hookups) where I also watched the 15-minute...
Moose and I conferred and decided to splurge by staying at Roper Lake State Park. It is only $15 for non-electric ($25 with) and we needed a change. The Park allowed me to cut my hair and shower. Moose got to go on three doggy-walks in one afternoon (he is...
Established in 1929, this predominately old growth coast redwoods park is bisected by the last major free flowing river in California, the Smith River. Almost all of the park land is water shed for the Smith River and Mill Creek, a major tributary – parks.ca.gov When I stopped at a...
Moose and I went for our first hike together. Not wanting to kill the little guy, I started small with a 1 mile trail to Dead Lake in the Tolowa Dunes State Park just up the road. One part forest and another part sand dunes, this side of the state...
Silver Falls State Park is a state park in the Oregon about 20 miles east-southeast of Salem. It is the largest state park in Oregon with an area of more than 9,000 acres, and it includes more than 24 miles of hiking trails. Its 9-mile ‘Trail of Ten Falls’ runs along...
Rockport State Park is a 670-acre park in an ancient forest. The old growth was never logged, and the entire ecosystem remains in place, creating a rare, natural forest with a canopy so dense that minimal sunlight penetrates to the ground. – parks.wa.gov Not originally on my itinerary, Rockport State...
I decided on a quick bike ride before leaving the Grand Coulee area. Steamboat Rock State park doesn’t have a lot in terms of hiking or biking, it is more about boating and swimming, but the Northrup Canyon trail leads out to an old homestead, so I went for it....
I stumbled onto Lost Creek State park, which features the 50 foot waterfall, aptly named Lost Creek Falls. Only a few miles off my path up Interstate 90, near Anaconda, MT, I pulled in to see the sights and snap a few photos. Even though Montana, at least the few...
