Kate's Excellent Adventure!

12 parks, 18 states 4 time zones, and 8000 miles. It seems fitting that we concluded our journey by visiting the professor that inspired and encouraged our road trip from freshman year! (at Ann Arbor, Michigan)

Reunited with Stan the Man #instastan (at Ann Arbor, Michigan)

The Final Park (featuring a shirt my dad purchased on his own national parks road trip in 1979) . . . . #archesnps #findyourpark #nps100 #roadtrip #goclimbarock #finalpark (at Arches National Park)

Bryce Amphitheater . . . . #brycecanyon #nps100 #hoodoos #roadtrip (at Bryce Canyon National Park)

Happy Birthday, NPS! . . . . #zionnps #nps100 #roadtrip #centennial #emeraldpools #findyourpark (at Zion National Park)

Attempting tree pose on the edge of the Grand Canyon was probably the safest decision I could have made . . . . #grandcanyon #nps100 #roadtrip #treepose #yoga #fandm (at Grand Canyon National Park)

Get your kicks on Route 66 . . . . #route66 #roadtrip (at Historic Route 66)

Half Dome . . . . #yosemitenps #findyourpark #nps100 #roadtrip #halfdome #glacierpoint (at Yosemite Wilderness)

Tomorrow we'll be starting our trek back east! It's hard to believe that we've been on the road for 2 weeks. Tonight we're staying with a friend in Berkeley, CA and tomorrow we'll drive out to Yosemite for two days! California has been a blast (despite the expensive gas prices) and I'm excited to get to the Southwestern parks in just a few days!

And today I kissed a 363 foot tall Redwood . . . . #redwoods #giants #rooseveltforest #roadtrip #letsmakeout (at Humboldt Redwoods State Park)

Crater Lake . . . . #craterlake #nps100 #roadtrip #findyourpark (at Crater Lake National Park)

Pit stop in Portland . . . . #roadtrip #vegan #byeandbye #portland (at Bye & Bye)

Rialto Beach . . . . #nps100 #olympicnps #rialtobeach #rocks (at Olympic National Park)

Shurburne Lake . . . #glaciernps #nps100 #roadtrip #findyourpark (at Glacier National Park)

I ❤ bacteria (at Yellowstone National Park)

We spent yesterday and this morning in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado! Our campground had a beautiful view of Long's Peak and we went on a lovely hike early this morning (to beat the crowds). We are spending the night in Lander, WY and will be leaving bright and early for Grand Teton National Park!