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Zion National Park (Day One): Watchman, Pa'rus, & Canyon Overlook Trails
Zion National Park (Day One): Watchman, Pa'rus, & Canyon Overlook Trails

It’s my eventual goal to hike every national park in the U.S, so for the past couple of years, I’ve been asking my in-laws for a National Parks Pass for Christmas as a good motivator to wrangle Ryan into a couple NP trips throughout the year. When my NP pass was bestowed on me for 2022 and we didn’t have any Spring Break plans, I knew we needed to go on another camping trip. Popular national parks tend to fill up quickly (like 6 months out), but by some miracle, there were still a handful of spots available in March for Zion, one of the parks we’d been wanting to make it out to. So at the start of my Spring Break, we packed up all our camping and hiking gear and made the 27-hour drive from Kentucky to Utah.

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Hiking, TravelHannah Schultzhike, hiking, Zion national park, watchman, pa'rus, canyon overlook, trail, trails, camp, watchman camground, springdale, utah, tunnelComment
Lakes, Lakes, & More Lakes: Lofty Lake Loop (Kamas, UT)
Lakes, Lakes, & More Lakes: Lofty Lake Loop (Kamas, UT)

During my trip out to Colorado last August, we decided to take a roadtrip to Salt Lake City, UT, for a couple days. I’d never been to Salt Lake before, and I was really excited to check out the city and get some cool hiking in. Enter: crazy wildfire season. Enter: pressure system over SLC. Literally the weekend we went to SLC, smoke from the California wildfires moved into the city due to high winds and something about the weather system that was in the area trapped the smoke in the city. In the city, you weren’t supposed to be outside for long periods, and the day we drove in, everything was coated in a orange haze, like some kind of Mad Max apocalyptic color-grading.

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Hiking, TravelHannah Schultzlofty lake loop, trail, hike, hiking, kamas, utah, salt lake city, lofty lake, alpine lake, wildfire, pass lake, kamas lake, scout lakeComment
Mountains, Wildflowers, & Waterfalls: Diamond Lake (Nederland, Colorado)
Mountains, Wildflowers, & Waterfalls: Diamond Lake (Nederland, Colorado)

In early August of 2021, I had the opportunity to visit Colorado during the warmer months for the first time. One of my best friends lived in Denver at the time, and Ryan and I squeezed in a short visit before my fall semester began. Last time I was here was January, so everything was covered in snow, but on this trip, we were blessed with perfect warm weather and sunshine for our alpine lake hike.

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Hiking, TravelHannah Schultzcolorado, nederland, denver, hike, hiking, mountain, waterfall, wildflowers, diamond lake, trail, alpine lakeComment
Flowers & Redwoods in Hoyt Arboretum (Portland, Oregon)
Flowers & Redwoods in Hoyt Arboretum (Portland, Oregon)

While most of the trip was spent attending panels about writing (shout out to the amazing environmentalism in young-adult literature and humor in YA panels I went to) and teaching writing, I did manage to explore the crazy-good food options in the city (try: Screendoor, Butterfly Belly Asian Cuisine, and Salt & Straw ice-cream). Most importantly, though, I was able to sneak away for some nature excursions. The first of these was at Washington Park, one of the oldest parks in Portland, in the heart of the city.

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Hiking, TravelHannah Schultzportland, oregon, washington park, AWP, conference, PNW, pacific northwest, International Rose Test Garden, Hoyt Arboretum, flowers, camellias, coastal redwood, trail, hikeComment
A Secluded Hike in Red River Gorge: Pinch 'Em Tight Trail
A Secluded Hike in Red River Gorge: Pinch 'Em Tight Trail

I can't believe I've been home a whole summer, and this is the first time I'm getting out to Red River Gorge! (I guess that's what happens when you work the old 8-5 Monday through Friday and spend every weekend wedding venue shopping.) Luckily, I had a day free during my last weekend in Kentucky, and what a better way to spend it than heading out to the Gorge. We decided to bring along Ryan's parent's puppy, Daisy, and try out a new trail: Pinch 'Em Tight.

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HikingHannah Schultzhiking, hike, Red River Gorge, pinch em tight, trail, pinch 'em tight trail, slade, kentucky, puppy, rhododendron, forest, rush branch creek, rough trail, Rush Ridge, miguel's pizzaComment