Author: Adventures by Anne

National Park Week

National Park Week

This year, National Park Week is celebrated from April 17 – 25th. Parks around the country are hosting events, both virtual and in person, to mark the occasion. If you go in person, there’s also free admission on Saturday, April 17, 2021 for the ones that charge an entrance fee, though I don’t mind contributing to support the parks anyway.

We love the national parks! We hope to start travelling to more later this year once we’re all vaccinated. We’ve been to almost half of them so far, and honestly, cannot name one that we didn’t like. It’s hard to pick a favorite even. Each one is so different and so cool in its own way. Hopefully, you can learn more about each park and explore them yourself too.

Check out this NPS page for detailed information on all of the events to celebrate National Park Week.

Summer 2022 Disney Cruises

Disney cruise ships

Time to plan ahead! Disney Cruise Lines just released their next batch of sailings! You can now book any cruises through the end of September 2022. Hopefully, cruising will be somewhat back to normal by then. For now, you can just book with a deposit down, and can cancel for a full refund before your pay-in-full date. Just make sure to read the details to note the date and any restrictions. If you would like me to help with planning or to book your cruise, feel free to contact me.

View Disney Cruise Lines Summer 2022 sailings.

New River Gorge National Park

New River Gorge NP

Did you know that there is a new national park?

Located in southern West Virginia, the New River Gorge National River was officially designated as New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in early 2021. The park includes 70,000 acres of land, as well as the 53 mile long river, that provides many opportunities for outdoor recreation. The gorge is the longest and deepest river gorge in the Appalachian Mountains. The surrounding forest contains some of the oldest and most diverse flora and ecosystems in the world, where many endangered animals live.

Learn more about the newest national park here.

More Virtual Trips

Recognize this?

Did you love virtually visiting the national parks in my last post? I can’t wait until we can go to them in person too. If you want help planning your future trips to national parks, feel free to contact me. We’re working our way through all of them, though only about halfway there so far.

In the meantime, here are some more trips that you can take virtually for now – Samantha Brown’s Trips to Take. Unless you’re the ‘absolutely no spoilers’ type, I think these virtual trips are a great way to get acquainted with a place in order to plan future trips.

Visit a National Park

Alaska’s Kenai Fjords

Right now, many National Parks are still closed or have certain access restrictions in place. So, the best way to visit them is to travel virtually. Here’s a great article that summarizes all the different ways you can visit a National Park without actually visiting it! Stay safe!

Goodbye 2020

There’s no doubt that 2020 was a year that most of us want to forget. But, we will never forget the loved ones we’ve lost. They’ll always remain in our hearts. As hard as it is though, we have to believe that they’ll want is to also find peace and move on to a better 2021. May you find peace and closure to end 2020 and have a healing 2021.

New Year’s Eve Plans

New Year's Eve

Hopefully, you’ll be celebrating New Year’s Eve safely at home this year. Here are some ways to make it fun and special. Happy New Year’s Eve!