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  • Petrified Forest, Canyon De Chelly, Horseshoe Bend, Las Vegas & Channel Islands

    For the first stop on my trip with my mom we went to Petrified Forest National Park. It takes like 40 minutes to drive through the park one-way (it’s not a loop), and my mom thought we’d just stay around… Continue reading

    Petrified Forest, Canyon De Chelly, Horseshoe Bend, Las Vegas & Channel Islands

  • Capitol Reef, Monument Valley & Grand Canyon

     On Thursday we headed to Capitol Reef National Park. The whole area is full of beautiful, layered, red rock formations. On the way to the visitor center we stopped at a viewpoint. In the picture above, you can see chimney… Continue reading

    Capitol Reef, Monument Valley & Grand Canyon

  • Zion and Bryce Canyon

    On Monday morning Duncan and I got up at 7am, had breakfast at the hotel, and drove to Zion National Park. The park has a cool system where shuttle buses take you to your hikes, so we hopped on a… Continue reading

    Zion and Bryce Canyon

  • Inyo National Forest and Death Valley

    Welcome to my new blog! In this summer between my college graduation and the start of my job, I’m doing an unusual (for me) amount of traveling. From now on, if I go somewhere cool, this is the place to… Continue reading

    Inyo National Forest and Death Valley

  • Venice

    I spent two and a half days in Venice, which is more than any other city in mainland Italy, so get ready for a long post. Prior to coming there, I didn’t know anything about Venice besides that it has… Continue reading

    Venice

  • Lake Como

    Lake Como was the second to last stop on our journey and it was definitely one of my favorites. The lake is beautiful and is surrounded by tall mountains. It looks a lot like photos I’ve seen of the Swiss… Continue reading

    Lake Como

  • Asti and Milan

    To begin our journey in the Piemonte region, we took the train to a town called Asti. Serena asked if we had any expectations for Asti and we said “no,” to which she said “good.” She said one of her… Continue reading

    Asti and Milan

  • Liguria Region

    I spent the last two days in Liguria, which is a coastal region in the northwest of Italy. The train took us to La Spezia, which is where our hotel was. We didn’t really do anything in La Spezia; it… Continue reading

    Liguria Region

  • Florence

    The second stop on my journey through the mainland was Florence. After arriving on the train we took a walk around town. We saw the Cathedral of Santa Maria which was really beautiful and surprisingly clean. Apparently they are always… Continue reading

    Florence

  • Lucca and Pisa

    So after Florence, we went to Lucca which is a small medieval town. It’s completely surrounded by a wall. It was nice because it was much less crowded than Florence and Rome. We walked around and saw the church pictured… Continue reading

    Lucca and Pisa

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