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    Kartchner Caverns State Park

    Stop 3: Southeastern Arizona Mountains, Rocks, Wines, and Pines

    January 21, 2018 JenRan Uncategorized One comment

    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

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    Stop 2: Sonoran Desert, Picacho Peak, Saguaro National Park

    January 17, 2018 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

    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

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    Stop 1: The Salton Sea

    January 14, 2018 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

    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

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    A Day Late, But the Cross-Country Trek Begins 1/11

    January 11, 2018 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

    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

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    The Prequel 2: National Seashore, Wildlife Refuge, and Manatee Refuge

    December 20, 2017 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

    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

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    Move Over Amazon; We Are Seeking Bids for Our New Headquarters

    December 4, 2017 JenRan Uncategorized 2 comments

      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

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    Zion National Park

    The Prequel: Zion National Park, Mojave National Preserve

    November 17, 2017 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

    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

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    South Dakota residents

    South Dakota Residents? Here’s Why

    October 16, 2017 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

    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;

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    Our travel trailer setup

    We Have the Trailer: 15 Weeks to Go!

    September 24, 2017 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

    We completedĀ 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

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    Travel, Adventure, Nature Blog

    June 29, 2017 JenRan Information Leave a comment

    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

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