Photography, Fun, and Adventure in the U.S.
One of the most beautiful parks in the United States, and certainly in Arizona, is not even a park, but a national monument. The Chiricahua National Monument southeast of Willcox, at an elevation of 5,400 feet (rising to 7,310 on Sugarloaf Mountain) offers a collection of rock pinnacles (from the
Wow. Lots to say about our second stop, so please keep reading. The Sonoran Desert is simply amazing, covering all of southern Arizona (as well as parts of California, New Mexico, and Mexico) for a total of 100,000 square miles. It is the hottest of all North American deserts, yet
Our first days on the road were spent in The Salton Sea area in southern California, located in the Imperial Valley, and including at the Salton Sea State Recreational Area (where we camped), as well as the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, both a critical part of the
Jen and I begin JenRanAdventures today, leaving San Diego for the Salton Sea. We strongly believe we have been called to live and share this adventure — through stories and pictures — of the amazing glory of God’s creation. We have plans for where and how long this adventure will
Yes we did! While our official #JenRanAdventures trip does not begin until January 10, 2018, we were able to take a little weekend trip to Central Florida last week, exploring Canaveral National Seashore, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, and Blue Spring State Park. All three of these amazingly beautiful parks
We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. -Walt Disney Amazon has certainly gathered much media attention with its plans to build a second headquarters (#HQ2) somewhere in North America. But Amazon is not
While the real #JenRanAdventures does not begin officially until January 10, 2018, we decided to take a long weekend trip to Zion National Park, Utah, and the Mojave National Preserve, California. Zion National Park, located in southwest Utah, near Springdale, is a 146,000+ acre preserve established in 1919. The park
We are now officially South Dakota residents… and will be for the next few years while we travel the country. Why South Dakota residents? Read on. If you are planning an extended trip or full-time living in your RV, you need to have a permanent residence (including a street address;
We completed a test run of our upcoming adventures by driving up to South Dakota and picking up our perfect (for us) Premier Bullet Trailer from Green Star Campers (a great dealership). Spent some time in the Black Hills and Mount Rushmore — and can’t wait to go back once we
Our travel blog begins full-time in January 2018, focused on the adventures of Jen and Ran, the creative team behind EmpoweringParks.com, as we slowly trek back and forth across the United States, visiting places big and small; national and state parks, forests, monuments, rivers, seashores, grasslands; and other beautiful and