Watching a WFYI special tonight -
The National Parks: America's Best Idea got me reminiscing. We took many family road trips to several different national parks all across the United States growing up. We'd pack up our van with plenty of clothes, shoes, snacks and books and take a few weeks during the summer months to travel across the US. We moseyed through many grand places like The Grand Canyon, Arches National Park in Utah, The Badlands of South Dakota, Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona, Georgia and all the places in between!
At the time I may have been an moody teenager/child/young adult, sick of hours cramped in a vehicle and quarreling with my siblings, rolling my eyes and huffing at anything that annoyed me - but those trips with my family really did mold me. I hold those memories near and dear to my heart and hope to give my children the same experiences one day - eye rolling and all! :)
Here's a few snapshots I recently came across and scanned from some of those very trips! So many great memories!
My little brother and I in Washington - Olympic Park I think. Pulled over on the side of the road for this pic!
My father, sister, brother and I at
Badlands National Park - South Dakota.
My sister and I at a state park in either Oregon or northern California.
My sister, brother and I at
Arches National Park, Utah.
My dad's hand showing how big the slugs were at the redwood rainforest in either Washington or California.
My sister, brother, mother, father and I at the
Chandelier Tree in California.
