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The Narrows | Zion National Park
It’s always been a dream of mine to hike The Narrows in Zion National Park. I’ve always seen images of tiny slot canyons with a river rushing through it, and I wanted to experience it myself. A few weeks ago, one of my cousins and I decided to meet up in St. George, Utah and do a few hikes in Zion National Park. To say I was excited was an understatement! Our first full day in Zion we wanted to hike The Narrows. I had done a bit of researching online before we went to see what all we would need. I mean, I knew the water would be freezing,…
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Bonneville Salt Flats | Utah
A few weeks before Memorial Day Weekend, Dono and I were debating whether or not we wanted to take a quick weekend vacation. We didn’t want to spend a ton of money and wanted to go somewhere sort of cooler than Texas – so we opted for Salt Lake City! The last time we went to Salt Lake we stayed in Draper, UT at an Air B&B and stayed mostly around town. This year, we wanted to get out and about and see things we’ve never seen before. One of the highlights of the trip was driving to see the Bonneville Salt Flats! I have watched many influencers go to…
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Ophir Pass | Ophir, CO
If you’ve been following the news at all, you’ve seen that Texas was majorly impacted by the winter weather that passed through this past week. Fortunately, we were lucky to have not experienced as much devastation as some of our friends and neighbors, but it was still a crazy week altogether. This weekend temperatures shot back up to the 60s and 70s which helped us get out of the cold weather funk and start thinking about what trips we want to take this year. Since we just booked our 3rd annual summer trip to Telluride, I figured I’d share about a fun experience we had near Telluride on our first…
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Meow Wolf | Santa Fe, New Mexico
With all the cold weather we’re having in Dallas this weekend, I keep reminiscing of memories of visiting the desert – somewhere warm! Our trip to Taos, New Mexico a few years ago did not disappoint. We hit up some really interesting places like Ojo Caliente and the El Santuario De Chimayo. Some of our friends from Dallas joined us on the trip, and one of the days we drove into Santa Fe to scout around. Donovan and his friend Jesse had been talking about this place called Meow Wolf all day, so the girls caved and we all decided to go check it out. The best way to describe…
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Ojo Caliente Spa | Ojo Caliente, New Mexico
A few weeks ago, I posted about our Easter trip to Taos, New Mexico and mentioned our afternoon at Ojo Caliente, so I wanted to share a bit more about our experience. When we were planning our trip to Taos, my parents told us about Ojo Caliente, the hot springs located near Taos. My dad joked and said Ojo Caliente was too rustic, and that we would be better spent at Ten Thousand Waves . We called both to try to set spa appointments, and Ojo Caliente had availability, so that’s where we decided to go! Ojo Caliente is an unincorporated community about an hour north of Santa Fe, but…
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Jacob’s Well | Wimberley, Texas
January always feels like the longest month of the year. It’s cold, gray, the holidays are over, and it’s back-to-work for everyone. Each year, in January, Dono and I try to take a weekend getaway to break up the monotony of the work routine. In previous January’s we’ve taken a weekend trip to Broken Bow, and we’ve also done a mini-road trip to Waco and Central Texas. We usually try to keep these trips short – only a Saturday/Sunday as we don’t want to impact our work PTO time so early in the year! This year, we decided to take a drive to Austin, Texas, which is about 3-ish hours…
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Taos, New Mexico
A few years ago, I found some really cheap airfare to Albuquerque for Easter weekend. If you know me at all, you know I’m a sucker for a cheap flight. Donovan groans every time I find affordable airfare because usually it means we have to ride coach. Ha! Someone has become accustomed to getting bumped up to first class! I went to Albuquerque/Santa Fe a few years prior with my parents, but I had never been to Taos. Donovan had never been to either location, so we felt this would be a good place to explore together. Because I booked the cheap flight, we were literally on the first flight…
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Hot Tub Boats | Seattle, WA
*This is not a sponsored post – we just loved our experience!* A few months ago, I was scrolling through Pinterest while getting a pedicure. Donovan and I were planning our trip to Seattle, and per usual, I was trying to find something new and fun for us to do. I ran across an advertisement for Hot Tub Boats and was immediately intrigued – this looked right up our alley! I did a bit of research and then booked us a boat right there on the spot! We rented the boat from Hot Tub Boats on a Sunday morning at 10am. Setting up the appointment online was pretty easy –…
