Wandering Stus

We’re Lauren & Jesse Stuart aka The Stu’s from Wandering Stus!

A adventure travel couple who quit our jobs to traverse the countries of Southeast Asia, Nepal and beyond. We’re here to bring you travel tips, epic itineraries and your everyday “how to’s” to help you plan your biggest or smallest adventures, regardless of where you roam. Our goal is simple, to show you how wonderfully amazing travel is and above all to inspire you to go to those faraway places you’ve been dreaming of. Follow along as we tell our stories of places we have been and furthermore where we are going next!

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How to create silky smooth waterfalls using your iPhone. SAVE FOR LATER ✌🏻
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📱 iPHONE LONG EXPOSURE TUTORIAL
1) Make sure your “live” photo setting is on
2) Take your photo of moving water
3) Once taken, go to that photo and tap “live” in the top left corner, a drop down menu will appear
4) From the drop down, select “long exposure”
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🙌🏻 Did you know your iPhone could do this?! Tag a friend who needs to know this!
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#photographytutorial #tutorial #waterfallhike #spearfish #scenicdrive #waterfallphotography

In case no one told, the big and the bold moments are great, but it’s all about those small little moments ❤️
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🌅 Best Places For Sunset In Badlands NP
• White River Overlook (featured and our favorite!)
• Panorama Point
• Big Badlands Overlook
• Conata Basin Overlook
• Pinnacles Overlook
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Have you been to Badlands National Park?!
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#southdakota #travelreel #sunsetcaptures #sunsetlandscape #nationalparklife #couplelove

LETS GOOOO! 🥾🏔 (save for later!)
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📍Black Elk Peak is the tallest point not only in South Dakota, but the tallest point east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Pyrenees!
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🥾 STATS
• 7.2 miles
• 1532 feet elevation gain
• Out & back trail
• On average, takes around 3.5 - 4.5 hours
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🤌🏻 TIP:
There are different routes that take you up to the peak. We suggest starting at Cathedral Spires Trailhead so you can do two of the best hikes in Custer State Park / Black Elk Wildernesses in one go!!
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✌🏻Tag someone who you would do this hike with!!

ONE WEEK IN SOUTH DAKOTA 🙌🏻 The most underrated U.S. state by far! From epics hikes 🥾, to National Parks 🦬, and amazing waterfalls 💦, SD should be on everyone’s U.S. must visit list
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📝 ONE WEEK ITINERARY (SAVE FOR LATER!)
• Day 1: Badlands National Park
• Day 2: Wind Cave National Park
• Day 3: Mount Rushmore & Crazy Horse Memorial
• Day 4-5: Custer State Park
• Day 6: Deadwood
• Day 7: Spearfish
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⏰ BEST TIME TO GO
• May through September. Tip! If you’re wanting to avoid crowds, go before Memorial Day or after Labor Day.
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🚙 GETTING AROUND:
• Road trip your way to South Dakota or plan to fly into Rapid City. From there, you’ll need to rent a car or camper van to get you to all the amazing sights!
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⛺️ WHERE TO STAY:
• From dispersed campsites to luxury hotels, South Dakota has something for every kind of traveler. Just be sure to make reservations ahead of time as things book up!
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So, whose already been to South Dakota?! Or better yet, whose planning on going?!!
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#southdakota #ustravel #usaroadtrip #usatrip #roadtrippin #adventuretravelcouples #travelreel

Fall in love with yourself, with someone, and with your life. Once you do that, it’s kinda hard to regret anything ❤️
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#sunriselover #camperlife #camperliving #southdakota #foreveryours #earlymornings

One of our favorite kind of hikes are sunset hikes! It’s the thrill of chasing the summit to get there in time for sunset to seeing the sky change colors once the sun actually sets. Oh, and let’s not forget about the sky or stars you’ll see hiking back down too!
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Who else loves a sunset hike? Have you been?
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📍 Notch Trail in Badlands National Park
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📸 CAMERA SETTINGS - Save for later!
• F2.8
• ISO 250
• Shutter 13 seconds

Sunsets in the Badlands are anything but bad✌🏻
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Our first day in the National park and our second day in South Dakota and we CANNOT wait to see more of what this state has to offer! We’ll be here for the next two weeks cruising around in our camper 🙌🏻
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Whose been to Badlands National Park?! Did you love it as much as we do?
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📍Notch Trail

10 of our favorite hikes we’ve done in the U.S! From mountain peaks to alpine lakes and waterfalls, add these hikes to your list!
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📍LOCATIONS (save for later!)
• Cascade Mountain, New York
• Wasatch Trail Loop, Colorado
• Havasu Falls, Arizona
• Delta Lake, Wyoming
• North Bubble, Maine
• High Dune, Colorado
• Horseshoe Bend, Arizona
• Grand Canyon South Rim, Arizona
• Monument Valley, Arizona
• Cadillac Mountain, Maine
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🥾 Have you been to any? If so, which ones have you been to?!
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#hikingadventures #hikingculture #hikinglife #hikingtheglobe

If you had no restrictions, what would you do? Your book is being written. Make your story a page turner ✌🏻

We LOVE a place you can visit all year round, and Colorado is one fantastic year round destination ❤️🏔🥾
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📍LOCATIONS (SAVE & SHARE FOR LATER!)
• Garden of The Gods
• Dillion Pinnacles
• Telluride
• Crested Butte
• Million Dollar Highway
• Great Sand Dunes NP
• Gunnison
• Gothic
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So, which Colorado location are you headed to next?!? 😉

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