You've got to see this!

Everyone has that dream vacation they pinned to their vision board. If you live in the Midwest like we do, it is probably a white sandy beach on a tropic island in the middle of January. But if you could take your camper anywhere, where would you go? Would you visit the wonders of all 63 National Parks that are spread out over 31 states?

The one thing we have found while traveling is that every state has something beautiful and exciting to experience. I cannot claim to have seen it all, but I know it's out there and I strive to see it all.

Well, start your engines, it's time to get that camper out on the road. Hopefully your trip ends better than these demolition derby campers.

Did you know Hell's Canyon in Idaho is deeper than the Grand Canyon (nearly 2,000 feet deeper!!!), and you can take a high-speed boat ride down the snake river? Boating, fishing, camping & hiking - you can do it all here as long as you go in the summer when the roads are open.

We've been to the Badlands of North and South Dakota. Visited caves in Iowa, waterfalls in Illinois, sand dunes in Indiana, forest covered mountains of Michigan, cliffs at the edge of the Great Lakes and islands in Wisconsin. That really sounds like a lot, but it is just the tip of the iceberg.

I've done a fair amount of research and here are just a few of my bucket list locations.

Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve in southern Idaho. Described as "weird and scenic landscape", there are trails, scenic drives and lave tube caves to explore!

Fall Creek Falls State Park in Tennessee. Home to a beautiful gorge with awe-inspiring scenic overlooks and magnificent waterfalls, it's most popular of these waterfalls is Fall Creek Falls – for which the park is named. This waterfall, which cascades down 256 feet, is one of the tallest single vertical drop fall east of the Rocky Mountains. The park also offers Cane Creek Falls, Cane Creek Cascades, Piney Falls, and several other impressive falls. As Jamie would say "All the waterfalls!"

Petrified National Forest National Park in northeastern Arizona. Petrified Forest is best known for its Triassic fossils. It's like having two parks in one, an ecosystem over 200 million years old with plants and animals now represented in the surreal landscape of the Painted Desert. There is also a living park with its own denizens adapted to a demanding environment.

Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, Montana & Idaho. Did you really think I would leave out the most recognizable national park in the US? Well, as you may know, I have a lot of experience with this park having lived and worked there for some time. This place is UNIQUE! There are so many interesting nature phenomenon's to see in just one place. I am almost ready to bring my family here...but not quite. As fun and exciting as it will be, I know first hand how dangerous this park is and I am just not ready to let my kiddos wander down a boardwalk over boiling springs and mud pots when there are not handrails to keep them on the trail and out of trouble!

Sometimes adventure is in your own backyard, sometimes you find it in the most unexpected places. You won't know unless you get out there. Tell me your unique bucket list places, maybe I'll have to add them to my list.