Ballpark #13 is Target Field in Minneapolis, home of the Minnesota Twins (and our favorite outfield sign on this trip). Gem of a park in a gem of a city!
Ballpark #12 is PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates. We came in with extremely high expectations and this place somehow exceeded them. One of the best settings in baseball and touch after touch to make it the best park we’ve visited on this trip. Not even the two hour rain delay could sour this experience. 10/10!
Ballpark #11 is Yankee Stadium. It was awesome to finally be there and the game day experience was a lot of fun, but we were a little underwhelmed by the park. Compared to the older parks it lacks the charm and historic feeling and compared to the modern parks it’s a bit of a dump. Not to mention the weakest concession offerings on the trip so far. But the Yankees play there and they have Aaron Judge and Juan Soto so what else do you really need?
Ballpark #10 is Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, home of the Phillies. We were here last year to shoot a scene for our new documentary, THE DIAMOND KING, but this was the first time taking in a game. To see the Fightins take on the Yankees was extra cool.
Park #38 is Cuyahoga Valley National Park, only about a half hour from Cleveland. The park may lack the wow factor of many others, but has an important historical and environmental significance we enjoyed learning about.
Ballpark #8 in our quest to hit ‘em all, Cleveland’s Progressive Field. Great park and game day experience, though we’ve now been to two games on this road trip and yet to see the home team score a run. Reminding us plenty of our Seattle Mariners…
Voyageurs National Park is #37 on our quest to hit ‘em all. Hard to get to and mosquitos all over the trails, but once you get on the boat and tour the beautiful lakes it’s absolutely worth it. Made our way on the pontoon to secluded Mukooda Lake and had the place to ourselves. Loved this park and experience!
Visit #2 to Yellowstone, this time entering through Gardiner, MT on our way to Lamar Valley and a thousand bison. Stayed in Pray and soaked in the Chico hot springs. Off to Voyageurs!
A lot has happened since we last posted here in 2018. For starters there are 4 new National Parks, we’ve visited 8 more parks than we had, and Jude is rapidly closing in on being the tallest member of the family.
We’re back at it this summer and loved our return to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, where we last visited in 2017. Oh, and now we’re also on a mission to visit all of major league baseball’s 30 ballparks. Parks and parks!
- M
Great Basin NP is home to the Bristlecone Pine. Some of these trees are more than 5,000 years old which makes them the oldest living organisms on earth! This was taken on the Bristlecone Pine Trail (3.9 miles round-trip) and at the end there are interpretive signs for more information on these old fellas. Exercise and education...a good way to start Jude’s summer!
