First, lets start with an explanation of why I keep a budget: planning — control — evaluation I want to be able to plan for my expenses in advance, instead of being caught off guard while spending more and faster than I intended. I control my spending by ensuring I only do a number of…
Month: December 2019
Petrified Forest National Park
Due to unforeseen circumstances my agenda for the rest of the year was changed and this was the last National Park visit of 2019. I missed out on Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Joshua Tree National Parks and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument that I had planned, but that’s okay… Many more adventures to come in 2020!…
Death Valley National Park
I don’t even know where to start with this park. It was surprisingly beautiful for a park that has DEATH in its name. I was there about 2 weeks before the peak season for this park. Most people visit from fall through spring, because summers here are dry, extremely hot and unbearable. Before you go,…
Yosemite National Park
This was my first visit to Yosemite. I’m not sure if it was due to the trip being cut short because of weather or the amount of people at the park that drastically took away from my experience. I will attempt to go back next year to get a “Yosemite re-do”. First, the drive there…