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Author: kowalkowskiallison

Utah Travel: Ultimate 2 Week Guide For Epic Adventure

Posted on April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 by kowalkowskiallison

If Utah travel is on your bucket list, or if you’re already in the planning stages for your trip, you’ve come to the right place. This is an epic guide for 2 weeks in Utah, filled with tons of outdoor adventure and cultural discovery, based off the exact trip I took in 2024. I didn’t…

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The 15 States That Throw Festivals For Their State Flower 🎉💐

Posted on March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 by kowalkowskiallison

Spring is officially in the air: the patio door is open, the breeze feels warm, the sun is delaying its daily goodbye, life is thawing, and flowers are blossoming! Last year around this time, I attended my very first flower festival with my mom, niece, sister-in-law, and her sister & mom. We had a fantastic…

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2 Days in Zion National Park

Posted on March 8, 2025March 8, 2025 by kowalkowskiallison

Exploring all five national parks in Utah is one of the most epic road trips you can take. And of those “Mighty 5”, your 2 days in Zion will probably feel the most epic of all. While every other park can technically be done in only a day, Zion definitely requires at least two to…

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One Day in Bryce Canyon National Park

Posted on February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 by kowalkowskiallison

Don’t let this simple itinerary for one day in Bryce Canyon fool you–this park packs a punch! Bryce Canyon was the fourth park out of Utah’s “Mighty 5” that we visited, so we had done a fair amount by this point. However, we were blown away by how unique each park was (especially how unique…

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2 Days in Sandusky, OH (and notes on nostalgia)

Posted on January 28, 2025January 28, 2025 by kowalkowskiallison

Last year around this time, I got a really exciting email. A property reached out via this blog with an invitation for a free stay. There were no obligations to write about the property in return, but the trip we took thanks to them ended up being one of my most memorable of 2024 despite…

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One Day in Capitol Reef National Park

Posted on January 24, 2025January 24, 2025 by kowalkowskiallison

Our one day in Capitol Reef totally surprised us! It’s one of Utah’s “Mighty 5” that I feel like a lot of people skip, but we had an incredible time eating a huge cinnamon roll, spotting petroglyphs, and doing a really rewarding hike with otherworldly views. (Best spot for lunch ever??) When we visited in…

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One Day in Canyonlands National Park

Posted on January 21, 2025January 21, 2025 by kowalkowskiallison

During our bucket list trip to Utah to hike the Mighty 5, we spent one day in Canyonlands National Park. This was one of the parks (along with Capitol Reef) that I didn’t know much about. You don’t hear it talked about as often as Arches or Zion, for example, and I noticed when doing…

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2024 in Review: The Year of Money/Honey

Posted on January 16, 2025January 16, 2025 by kowalkowskiallison

I never really do New Years resolutions, but since 2020 I have been choosing a word for my year. I love doing this because it helps me make decisions through out the year. Should I do x, y, or z? Well how does it relate to my word? Would doing so lead me in a…

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