The Sunshine Blogger Award

 

Thank you Matthew from the The Adventures of a Day Hiker blog for nominating us for The Sunshine Blogger Award! It is an award exchanged among bloggers for those who are “are positive and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere”. What a nice idea! Check out Matthew’s blog-the pictures and hike ideas are great.

Rules of the Sunshine Blogger Award:

  • Thank the person who nominated you and link back to their blog.
  • Answer the eleven questions set by the person who nominated you.
  • Nominate eleven other blogs and give them eleven questions to answer.
  • List the rules and display the Sunshine Blogger Award logo in your post.

Our Answers to Matthew’s Questions:

What is (or was) your dream job?

Craig- wants to do trail maintenance in the National Parks or run a mobile forensics lab.  Patricia- always wanted to be an SFX artist, Disney Imagineer, Park Ranger or Photojournalist.  

What is your favorite National Park?

So hard! I love every park we have been to so far, but I love Yellowstone, Glacier and Grand Teton (our first park) the most. Craig does not have a favorite. He likes Bryce, Yellowstone and Grand Teton equally.

What is your favorite food?

Patricia-any seafood. Craig-loves hot and sour soup.

What type of camera do you use?

iphone 6, Sony RX100.

Why did you start blogging?

We wanted to share our love of the National Parks and our pictures.

How long have you been blogging?

About 1 year 6 months now.

What is your favorite animal?

Another hard one! Patricia-wolf or giraffe. Craig-cheetah.

What is your favorite beer?

Wormtown’s (Worcester, MA) Norm (oatmeal, coconut, chocolate stout.)

What place is at the top of your Bucket List?

Patricia-Africa, Craig-more National Parks

What is your favorite book?

Patricia-The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings. Craig-Catcher in the Rye, 1984 and Siddhartha.  

What is your favorite state?

California and Utah so far.


Our blog nominations:

Retirementally Challenged

Drivin’ & Vibin’

tandem trekking

ZenOnWheels

Northern Star Travelers

Paint Your Landscape

Traveling the World Solo

We are still finding blogs to follow and read-new to this!


Questions to our nominees:

Why did you want to start a blog?

What is the most amazing place you have traveled to?

Where do you most want to travel to?

Favorite hike?

Favorite outdoor activity?

Favorite movie?

TV show?

Best animal encounter?

Favorite personality (actor, singer, writer, humanitarian, etc.)?

Favorite band?

Song?

The Sunshine Blogger Award was originally published on Parkit