adventure travel Archives • The Lens of Jen

This is How to Visit Crater Lake

This is how to visit Crater Lake National Park – the only national park in Oregon and the deepest lake in America! A collapsed volcano filled with the bluest water I’ve ever seen and nestled in the only national park in the state of Oregon, it’s a must to visit Crater Lake! Here you will …

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Hiking the South Kaibab Trail to Skeleton Point 2020

If the Grand Canyon is on your bucket list but you only have a short amount of time, hiking the South Kaibab Trail to Skeleton Point is a perfect day trip. One of the most iconic day hikes of the Grand Canyon, the South Kaibab Trail has plenty of convenient turnaround points. If you have …

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Tumacácori National Historical Park in Arizona

I’m on a mission to get as many stamps in my National Parks passport as possible, so I was pretty excited to hear that I could get two stamps for walking the Anza Trail from Tumacácori National Historical Park to Tubac. AND a pin! Southern Arizona, here I come! I parked at Tumacácori National Historical …

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Tubac Presidio State Park in Arizona

I’m on a mission to get as many stamps in my National Parks passport as possible, so I was pretty excited to hear that I could get two stamps for walking the Anza Trail from Tumacácori to Tubac Presidio. AND a pin!

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Tubac to Tumacácori: An Arizona Hike on the Anza Trail

Since I’m on a mission to get as many stamps for my National Parks Passport as possible, I was pretty excited to learn that I would get two stamps for hiking the Anza Trail from Tubac to Tumacácori in Arizona: one stamp for Tumacácori National Historical Park and one stamp for the Juan Bautista de …

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Tumacácori to Tubac: Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

Walking from Tumacácori to Tubac on the Anza National Historic Trail in Arizona is a must-do when visiting the Tubac, Arizona! The Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail traces the 1,200-mile historic route of Juan Bautista de Anza who left Mexico in 1775 and – along with 300 colonists – traveled all the way …

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