Oh, Xterra. How we’ve loved you, but it’s time to pass the torch. Our 2004 Nissan Xterra has been through 275,000 miles with us, first with just Mark, and then with Ripley and me as well. We dreamed of driving it to 400,000 miles, we dreamed of keeping it until the wheels fell off. You…

Mark and I have a goal to travel to all of the United States National Parks. As of today, 59 national parks exist in the US. We have been to 42 so far. We’ve learned a lot about them since we started collecting them, and I’d like to share a little of what I’ve learned here….