We loved the questions! Thank you for hosting!

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A11

Grand Teton! It's the mountains that we want to experience there ⛰️ Maybe even spend some time along the lakes.

We had plans to visit this year, but we had to cancel our plans due to an unfortunate set of circumstances.

But we know where we'll be visiting in 2026!

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A10

We’ve always cared 💚 I grew up camping all over Wisconsin, but the moment I really understood was watching the sunrise in Badlands National Park. I didn’t know what the landscape would look like, & seeing it slowly light up made me realize just how special our public lands really are

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A9

Not a single moment, but we always notice when hikers quietly pick up trash someone else left behind. Those tiny moments make us feel like so many of us really do care 💚

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A8

For us, it starts with protecting the land itself. Wide-open spaces only stay wild if we keep them whole and free from things like drilling, mining, killing wildlife, and polluting streams and lakes 🌲

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A7

Remote areas to us mean places that take more effort to get to - which means fewer people there. My mind goes first to roads (gravel, snow, mountainous).

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A6

We visited Olympic last year and, during our last night in the park, we stayed up at Hurricane Ridge well past sunset.

An astronomy group had set up a telescope and were kind enough to let us view the moon up close 🌕

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A5

Climbing Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. Standing up there, seeing how far the park extends, and realizing how small we are. Almost like ants! 🐜

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A4

There are a few sounds that bring us into "Park Mode" like others have said such as water & wind 🍃

For us, it's the sound of gravel crunching under our shoes and our carabiners jingling on our backpacks 🎒

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A3

We love escaping crowds when visiting #NationalParks. But sharing the hike or view with others who are also excited to be there (and are being respectful) can be a plus!

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A2

The Grand Canyon blew our minds. It was so vast that, when walking along the rim, the lack of parallax made the landscape look like a painting. Our understanding of distance just completely broke.

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A1 Knowing that the park is PACKED while feeling like we're the only ones on the trail 🥾

And also the view!

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You can read more about our adventure here!

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Part 3:
We drove up into the Olympic Mountains for some of the best scenery of the whole trip 🏔️

We caught a beautiful sunset over Mount Olympus from Hurricane Ridge, then took the famous Obstruction Point Road (called “Washington’s scariest road”—we disagree) to hike the Grand Valley Trail 🥾

Part 2:
After exploring the coast, we wandered through the Hoh Rain Forest and the Hall of Mosses 🌲

Then we drove out to the northwesternmost point in the contiguous US: Cape Flattery 🌊

The views there were incredible, and while we were in the area, we hiked the muddy trail to Shi Shi Beach 🥾

For anyone looking to explore our series, we started our PNW road trip last year by stopping at the famous Multnomah Falls & glamping at Mossquatch Resort 🏕️

In Part 1, we explored the rugged coastline, spent time with our dogs on Ruby Beach, and got to see the gravity-defying Tree of Life.

Hey there! We’re Minerva and Sam. We road trip with our two pups, explore National Parks, and share what those adventures really look like—muddy trails, crowds, and all—at witheachmile.com 🏞️

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Thank you!

It really is such a gorgeous spot! We loved the mix of Lake Michigan, the dunes, and Chicago in the background! 🏙️