BEn'S TRAVEL BLOG

Great Basin National Park is located in Baker, Nevada, and it's the home to the world's oldest trees: 5,000-year-old Bristlecone Pines.

Lassen Volcanic National Park is a 10,457-foot lava dome with active hydrothermal activity. We hiked to the basin of Bumpass Hell to see it.

Redwood National and State Parks are a series of parks along the coast that are home to the world's tallest trees, and I had to see it.

Crater Lake National Park is an absolute wonder. There's a volcano inside a lake inside a volcano, and it's 8,000 feet up and 5 miles wide.

Olympic National Park is nearly one million acres and has everything from forest and mountains to beaches and lakes.

Mount Rainier National Park is 369-square mile park a few hours southeast of Seattle. The best part of the park has to be the Skyline Trail.

If you have time for a second hike in Mount Rainier National Park, the Pinnacle Peak Trail offers a whole new perspective of Mount Rainier.

North Cascades National Park is more than half a million acres of glacial wilderness located in northwest Washington.

For those with limited time to see the park, here are a few easy-access places you can go to get the Glacier experience.