The Grand Adventure

Bryan & Kelly

America's National Parks & Monuments · 2026–2035

78
Destinations
2
Done ✓
10
Years
21
Trips
Trip Type
Completed
Fly + Cluster
Drive Weekend
Road Trip
Alaska
Hawaii
2026
YEAR ONE
Completed

San Diego

  • Cabrillo NM
May 15, 2026
Completed

Mammoth Cave

  • Mammoth Cave NP
  • Lincoln Birthplace NHP
June 28, 2026
Drive · Long WeekendBooked

New River + Smokies

  • New River Gorge NP
  • Great Smoky Mtns NP
Sept 9–14, 2026
Running total5
2027
YEAR TWO
Drive · 1 Week

Florida Cluster

  • Everglades NP
  • Biscayne NP
  • Dry Tortugas NP
  • Big Cypress NPres
February 2027Visiting daughter in Miami
Fly · 8–10 days

Utah Mighty Five + NMs

  • Zion NP
  • Bryce Canyon NP
  • Capitol Reef NP
  • Arches NP
  • Canyonlands NP
  • Monument Valley NM
  • Grand Staircase NM
September–October 2027
Running total16
2028
YEAR THREE
Road · 3 weeks

Rocky Mtn Corridor

  • Rocky Mountain NP
  • Great Sand Dunes NP
  • Black Canyon NP
  • Mesa Verde NP
  • Dinosaur NM
June–July 2028Work remotely
Drive · Long Weekend

Shenandoah + History

  • Shenandoah NP
  • Gettysburg NMP
  • Antietam NB
October 2028Foliage
Running total24
2029
YEAR FOUR
Fly · 7–9 days

Grand Canyon + Arizona

  • Grand Canyon NP
  • Saguaro NP
  • Petrified Forest NP
  • Antelope Canyon NM
March–April or Oct–Nov 2029
Fly · 5–7 days

New Mexico Cluster

  • White Sands NP
  • Carlsbad Caverns NP
  • Guadalupe Mtns NP
October–November 2029
Running total31
2030
YEAR FIVE
Alaska · 12–14 days

Alaska Big Trip

  • Denali NP
  • Kenai Fjords NP
  • Glacier Bay NP
  • Wrangell–St. Elias NP
  • Katmai NP
June–August 2030June–August only
Drive · Long Weekend

Southeast Loop

  • Congaree NP
  • Hot Springs NP
  • Natchez Trace Pkwy
Spring 2030
Running total39
2031
YEAR SIX
Fly · 8–10 days

California North

  • Yosemite NP
  • Sequoia NP
  • Kings Canyon NP
  • Pinnacles NP
  • Lassen Volcanic NP
  • Muir Woods NM
May–June or September 2031
Drive · Long Weekend

Great Plains Run

  • Badlands NP
  • Wind Cave NP
  • Theodore Roosevelt NP
September 2031
Running total48
2032
YEAR SEVEN
Fly · 8–10 days

Pacific Northwest

  • Olympic NP
  • Mt. Rainier NP
  • North Cascades NP
  • Crater Lake NP
  • Columbia River Gorge NM
July–August 2032
Fly · 5–6 days

California South

  • Joshua Tree NP
  • Death Valley NP
  • Channel Islands NP
  • Mojave NP
October–November 2032
Running total57
2033
YEAR EIGHT
Road · 2–3 weeks

Rockies North Loop

  • Glacier NP
  • Yellowstone NP
  • Grand Teton NP
  • Craters of the Moon NM
  • Bears Ears NM
June–July 2033Work remotely
Fly · 5–6 days

Acadia + New England

  • Acadia NP
  • Cape Cod NS
  • Boston NHP
September–October 2033Foliage
Running total65
2034
YEAR NINE
Hawaii · 10–12 days

Hawaii Big Trip

  • Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP
  • Haleakalā NP
  • Kalaupapa NHP
  • Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau NHP
2034Avoid peak holidays
Drive · Weekend

Ohio + Indiana + Missouri

  • Cuyahoga Valley NP
  • Indiana Dunes NP
  • Gateway Arch NP
Summer 2034
Running total72
2035
YEAR TEN
Fly · 7–8 days

Southwest Finale

  • Big Bend NP
  • Chiricahua NM
  • Great Basin NP
  • Redwoods NP
October–November 2035
Road · Victory Lap

Final Frontier

  • Oregon Dunes NRA
  • Crater Lake (revisit)
Summer 2035Any gaps + revisits
Running total78