I visited 3 national parks in one long weekend with my best friend. I don't regret it, but I'd never do it again.

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Alexis Telyczka

• My best friend and I embarked on a long weekend road trip to celebrate our master's degrees.
• We visited three national parks in California before stopping at Disneyland.
• Our itinerary was far too ambitious, and we didn't get to really enjoy the parks we visited.

To celebrate completing our master's degrees this year, my best friend and I decided to take a trip together.

We've been close since elementary school, but lived in different places for about a decade.