In 2014, a man named Cees Cornelis proposed to his long-term partner, Madison Elizabeth in Yosemite National park.

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In that moment, the pair promised each other to be ‘each other’s permanent adventure buddies’.

And Cees and Madison made that promise come true when in 2016, they decided to set out to visit all 59 National Parks in ‘one massive loop’, in celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the National Park Service.

The pair spent 10 months travelling to all of the parks they could physically drive to in their beloved RV.


And now, they still have many parks island parks to visit, such as Hawaii, American Samoa and Virgin Islands, which they plan to visit by plane.



Since they first started visiting the parks, Cees and Madison’s family has grown – together they now have a son, Theodore, who was born on the first day of National Park week in 2017, and their cat, Vladimir.

As a family, they have been continuing their visits to national parks while documenting their travels on their Instagram – though it seems Vladimir has taken centre stage when it comes to posing for the account.

Crees and Madison describe Vladimir as a ‘special soul’. On their website, Our Vie, they wrote: ‘He has redefined what it means to be an adventure cat. He loves to be outside with his humans; he has been everywhere with them from glaciers to sand dunes.

‘He enjoys hiking, biking, kayaking, and has even rappelled off some pretty high rocks! But, like all cats, he has a certain way that he wants things to be done.

‘He can be kind of a stinker when things don’t go his way. He loves to chase rocks, destroy nerf darts, and most recently has developed an obsession with baby pacifiers. We think his last habit is a protest move toward his new “cuteness competition”.’

Regardless of his occasional ‘stinker’ attitude, we think Vladimir is adorable – and we just can’t look away from all of his photographed adventures.

Here he is enjoying the lake at Santa Elena Canyon

Preparing for a day of hiking

Vladimir absolutely loves his life on the road

Jet-lagged with his dad

Taking a break from walking and enjoying the views…

Giving a smile to the camera

Visiting Great Smoky Mountains National Park

And Acadia National Park

Vladimir always takes the lead when hiking

He isn’t scared of the wild cats in the Grand Canyon…

#OnTheProwl

Isn’t he just the most beautiful little adventurer?

We think so.

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