The Times and Travels of Nolan
Documenting trips I've taken and places I've seen.
Previous Post: As cool as it would have been to camp above the tree line, Rocky Mountain National Park didn’t offer that as an option. Instead, Elizabeth and I were planning on cramming Michael and Irene with us in our tent spot at the Glacier Basin Campground. Glacier Basin provided perfect access to the main …
Continue reading “Summer 2020: Rocky Mountain National Park”
Check out the previous post: It had already been an eventful trip to Colorado. Getting to see Elizabeth’s reaction to the Rockies in the distance, staying downtown in Denver, a camping mutiny over campsite locations, and a literal derecho – somehow, despite the fact that we hadn’t really been on a big hike in the …
This post is just intended to summarize an eventful few weeks of my Christmas break. It includes five driving days, two dog vomits, one national park, and one violent insurrection against the government of the United States. Enjoy! My Christmas break began on December 17, right when I finished off a (long) dynamics final exam. …
This (long-awaited) post will pick up where the previous post left off. Hiking the tallest mountain in the state of Texas leaves you proud, but hungry. Elizabeth and I finished our descent of Guadalupe Peak late in the afternoon of July 14, 2018. Sore thighs, sore feet, but proud of one of the biggest physical …
Continue reading “Adventure Summer: Carlsbad Caverns National Park”
In the middle of this past June, Elizabeth and I got away from Norman for a couple of weeks to spend some time at her mother’s house near Washington, D.C. I have hoped to be able to blog about that trip for some time now, but I’ve been pretty daunted at the enormity of the …
On July 14, 2018, Elizabeth and I tried one of our most challenging hikes – Guadalupe Peak in Guadalupe Mountains National Park.
