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Marlie + Rid = Living the MarRid Life

Aloha! If you came here looking for wedding inspiration, check your spelling... but if you're trying to follow Marlie and Rid's crazy worldwide adventures, you came to the right place!

  • 02 Continents visited
  • 18 Countries visited
  • 198 Days traveling
  • 204 Sights seen
  • 38 Hikes completed

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After spending the night camped outside Moab Brewery (which we later found broke city ordinances... oops 😬), our first stop on Utah’s ‘Big 5’ NP tour was Arches National Park. It may come as a shock to you but believe it or not, there are in fact tons of natural arches there - over 2,000 of them! Arch-itecture at its finest!! . . . #Iggly #Utah #Big5 #ArchesNP#DelicateArch #LandscapeArch #DevilsGarden #Moab #MoabBrewery #15thstop #RVLife #USroadtrip #usnationalparkstour #tinyhome #worldnomads #travel #explore #adventure #wanderlust #traveladdict #beautifuldestinations #ourplanetdaily #lovetheworld #lonelyplanet #coupleswhotravel #bucketlist #roundtheworld #natgeotravel #themarridlife
Although there are no National Parks in Idaho, this state should not be missed as it's one of the most naturally beautiful landscapes we drove through! From mountains colored with fall leaves, to crystal clear rivers, to hot springs jumping, and bald eagles soaring over our heads, we loved the scenery of this state. Even more epic than the setting, a group of our friends trekked out to Boise to help Marlie celebrate turning 30, which was so awesome to have a more normal moment in this chaotic year (don't worry all precautions were taken!). Even though this year has really tested us all in every way possible, having great friends and family in our lives is something we've been reminded to cherish even more. Thank you all for the best birthday month and now to hopefully ending 2020 on a higher note 🎉🤞🏼😍 #Iggly #Idaho #Noyoudahoe #SawtoothMountains #Boise #ShoshoneFalls #SnakeValleyWineTour #sunbeamhotsprings #14thstop #RVLife #USroadtrip #usnationalparkstour #tinyhome #worldnomads #travel #explore #adventure #wanderlust #traveladdict #beautifuldestinations #ourplanetdaily #lovetheworld #lonelyplanet #coupleswhotravel #bucketlist #roundtheworld #natgeotravel #themarridlife
While we initially had to skip Glacier NP due to heavy smoke cover, we are FREAKING STOKED that the weather played nice - slightly smoky but no snow - so we could experience this beautiful park at the end of the season. Driving the Going-to-the-Sun road was so spectacular as we weaved along the mountainside staring down into the picturesque valleys below with so many waterfalls and rivers. While all the hikes were gorgeous, the Highline Trail has to be one of the best hikes we've ever done in the USA (thanks for being an awesome hiking buddy turtle legs @janebluee!!) - even though you'll be tired, make sure you add going up to Grinnell Glacier as it's unforgettable and will make you want to fight for #climatechange to protect all of these beauties!!! . . . #Iggly #GlacierNP #HighlineTrail #GrinnellGlacier #AvalancheLake #HiddenLakeOverview #BigHornSheep #SavetheGLACIERS #GreenNewDeal #13thstop #RVLife #USroadtrip #usnationalparkstour #tinyhome #worldnomads #travel #explore #adventure #wanderlust #traveladdict #beautifuldestinations #ourplanetdaily #lovetheworld #lonelyplanet #coupleswhotravel #bucketlist #roundtheworld #natgeotravel #themarridlife
While Yellowstone is most notably known for its geysers ⛲, particularly Old Faithful and the Grand Prismatic, this NP has so much more to offer from lush valleys filled with bison, wolves, foxes, and bears, to a miniature Grand Canyon, to breathtaking lakes and rivers. It took us two whole days to drive around the 2 million+ acres that encompasses this beautiful spot of the world. While there really isn't any hiking other than flat walking trails, you will rack up miles both on the feet and in the car scurrying from one spectacular feature to the next! However, definitely come to this NP out of peak season as it was still packed even though it snowed the first day! ❄️❄️❄️ . . . #Iggly #YellowstoneNP #OldFaithful #GrandPrismatic #GrandCanyonofYellowstone #LamarValley #Grizzlybears #Wolves #12thstop #RVLife #USroadtrip #usnationalparkstour #tinyhome #worldnomads #travel #explore #adventure #wanderlust #traveladdict #beautifuldestinations #ourplanetdaily #lovetheworld #lonelyplanet #coupleswhotravel #bucketlist #roundtheworld #natgeo #natgeotravel #themarridlife
After spending another glorious night in a Walmart parking lot, we got up before the sun to drive through the Dubois Valley into the Grand Teton NP. Beginning our morning with the sunlight gently hitting the red rocks and then coming into the most GORGEOUS welcome view we've encountered so far was breathtaking! The Teton mountains jagged up in the background, crystal clear lakes, and all the yellow, orange, and reds for as far as the eye could see was purely spectacular! We even saw 5 moose, a fox, and a black bear all on the hiking trails and they had an officially check in at Colter Bay Campground, which is genus 😍🗻🏔️ . . . #Iggly #GrandTetonNP #JennyLake #TaggartLake #CascadeCanyon #InspirationPoint #ColterBay #11thstop #RVLife #USroadtrip #usnationalparkstour #tinyhome #worldnomads #travel #explore #adventure #wanderlust #traveladdict #beautifuldestinations #ourplanetdaily #lovetheworld #lonelyplanet #coupleswhotravel #bucketlist #roundtheworld #natgeo #natgeotravel #themarridlife
After the unexpected beauty of Theodore Roosevelt NP we headed to Badlands NP with high expectations, but sadly the reality fell a bit short. It wasn't that the Badlands were, well, bad but more that they lacked the vibrant fall colors of TRNP and the rocks looked pretty stark in the midday sun. It was only in late afternoon that some of those vibrant hues were visable. Didn't stop us from hiking the Notch, Window, Door and Saddle Pass trails though! . . . #Iggly #BadlandsNP #SoDakBadlands #10thstop #RVLife #USroadtrip #usnationalparkstour #tinyhome #worldnomads #travel #explore #adventure #wanderlust #traveladdict #beautifuldestinations #ourplanetdaily #lovetheworld #lonelyplanet #coupleswhotravel #bucketlist #roundtheworld #natgeo #natgeotravel #themarridlife
Due to the intense smoke from the wildfires, we decided to change our route to be able to see the sky and breath clean air soooo we drove ~1,200 miles to North Dakota!! While we didn't have super high expectations for the Theodore Roosevelt National Park, we were blown away with the vibrant shades of the badlands, cute prairie dogs towns, and all the fall colors a basic betch could ask for! . For those loving our poetic rhymes, here is one for our lovely North Dakota time: In Theodore Roosevelt we did find Autumnal colors that blew our mind A close encounter with a bison was had Come visit here and you won't be sad! . . . #Iggly #TheodoreRooseveltNP #PrairieDogs #FirstBisons #PaintedCanyon #PetrifiedTrees #NoDakBadlands #cannonballconcretions #9thstop #RVLife #USroadtrip #usnationalparkstour #tinyhome #worldnomads #travel #explore #adventure #wanderlust #traveladdict #beautifuldestinations #ourplanetdaily #lovetheworld #lonelyplanet #coupleswhotravel #bucketlist #roundtheworld #natgeo #natgeotravel #themarridlife
Though cloaked in smoke like a masquerade, we finally saw the great Cascades 🏞️ . . . #Iggly #NorthCascadesNationalPark #RossLake #8thstop #thicksmoke #RVLife #USroadtrip #usnationalparkstour #tinyhome #worldnomads #travel #explore #adventure #wanderlust #traveladdict #beautifuldestinations #ourplanetdaily #lovetheworld #lonelyplanet #coupleswhotravel #bucketlist #roundtheworld #natgeo #natgeotravel #themarridlife
While the Olympic National Park was pretty smokey and any long distance views were closed off, we were blown away by how gorgeous the Hall of Mosses in the Hoh Rainforest are. For the most part, Olympic was super serene and very ethereal, apart from the Sol Duc Falls trails - that was crazy busy! . . . #Iggly #OlympicNationalPark #HohRainforest #HallofMoss #SolDucFalls #RubyBeach #7thstop #smokenotmist #RVLife #USroadtrip #usnationalparkstour #tinyhome #worldnomads #travel #explore #adventure #wanderlust #traveladdict #beautifuldestinations #ourplanetdaily #lovetheworld #lonelyplanet #rtw #bucketlist #roundtheworld #natgeo #natgeotravel #themarridlife