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I’ve been to 22 national parks, which is obviously

Unpopular opinion: Bryce is better than Zion, and I am fully prepared to defend this position 😂🏜️

Everyone books Zion. It’s the one on the list. The one your coworker did last spring. The one with the 7am shuttle line, the permit lottery, and the hike everyone has the same photo from.

It’s incredible. It’s also basically a logistics internship.

Bryce? You just drive there.

Pull over. Walk 20 feet. And suddenly you’re standing over thousands of hoodoos glowing orange and pink as the light moves across them.

If I had one day:

→ Sunrise Point for sunrise. Yes, the name is that literal.

→ Sunset Point later in the day. Same amphitheater, completely different light.

→ Wall Street + Queen’s Garden. The one to do. You drop into the hoodoos instead of just looking at them. Under three miles and wildly worth it.

→ Bryce Market & Grocery for lunch. Not fancy. Actually good. And you don’t have to drive 40 minutes for food.

I’ll give Zion the hiking variety. And nothing at Bryce touches the Narrows ir Angels Landing…

But if you want to stand somewhere that looks like the planet got bored and started making things up?

Bryce. Every time.

Tell me I’m wrong. 🧡

📍 Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

At @whitesandsnps, your dog can go everywhere you

🍁 October in Acadia is beautiful. It’s also absolu $🍁 October in Acadia is beautiful. It’s also absolutely unhinged. 🍁 45 minutes to get through the gate on a Saturday. Parking lots full by 9. Infrastructure built for a fraction of the people who now want to see the same six viewpoints in the same six weeks. And yet…I get it. Red maple and birch against pink granite and the Atlantic. The whole island turns into the New England postcard living rent-free in everyone’s head. I stayed on Mount Desert Island for six months. Here’s what I’d actually do: 🍁 Aim for the first two weeks of October, but watch the foliage instead of trusting a calendar. 🍁 Go Tuesday–Thursday. A Wednesday and a Saturday are basically different parks. 🍁 Get in by 7 a.m. Cadillac requires a $6 reservation through October 25, and those drop two days ahead at 10 a.m. ET. Set the alarm. 🍁 Have a Plan B for parking. Jordan Pond, Sand Beach, Thunder Hole can all be full ridiculously early on a good day. 🍁 Bring the dog. 100+ miles of trails + 45 miles of carriage roads = one of the best national parks in the country for dogs. I will die on this hill. Plus Sand Beach and Echo Lake Beach are dog friendly by October. 🍁 And when Park Loop Road starts feeling like a parking lot with scenery, go to Schoodic. Same park. Mainland. A fraction of the people. Or the Quiet Side because Ship Harbor is gorgeous in the fall! Most importantly: you do not have to see everything. Pick three things. Do them slowly. Let the island be beautiful without turning your vacation into a scavenger hunt. That’s the October Acadia trip I’d actually recommend. Full October guide is on the blog, foliage tracking, what to pack, dog-friendly hikes + where to eat. 🍁 Comment Fall and I’ send you a direct link! 🍁 Full ridiculously informative guide coming this week! 🍁$

Everyone drives past this one 🦬⛰️ It’s out on I-9

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