As is probably apparent from my long hiatus, I decided to stop blogging about our US National Parks road trip. I write this blog because it’s fun for me and hopefully helps other travelers from time to time. Given the recent cuts to funding for our National Park Service and efforts to censor the history that can be told at these sights, I was no longer finding any joy in writing about this trip. And I suspect that my experiences in 2024 are not an accurate reflection of what traveling to these parks is like now. I’ve thus abandoned this trip report and will be starting a new report about our recent trip to Australia soon.