When the park ranger at the visitor center told me that the canyon looks a lot like Bryce Canyon in Utah, I was a bit skeptical. Those are some pretty high expectations for what...
Many people may not realize that you don’t have to go to the Caribbean to experience turquoise waters and silky white sand beaches. The upper Gulf coast has some of the best beaches in...
Sometimes you can’t judge a book by its cover, you have to dig into it and read a chapter or two to understand there’s much more to it than what simply appears on the...
The Royal Gorge is a dramatic, narrow canyon carved by the Arkansas River in south-central Colorado, near the town of Cañon City. The centerpiece is the Royal Gorge Bridge, a suspension pedestrian bridge that...
Year four of our “two year plan” is in the books! Living in a motorhome and traveling the country has become the norm for us and anything different just seems frightening. What a change...
Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), or “Rocky” as the locals call it, is the 36th national park we have visited within the past four years. It amazes me how all these national parks are...
Glenwood Springs was incorporated 140 years ago and quickly thereafter became a resort town centered around the hot springs and the Hotel Colorado. Many famous people have visited the area such as Doc Holiday,...
Arizona may have the Grand Canyon but in west-central Colorado there is another canyon that should not be overlooked. Black Canyon is the result of multiple episodes of uplift and erosion and the carving...
Located at 9,300 feet above sea level in the middle of the San Juan Mountains within the beautiful Colorado Rockies is the small mining town of Silverton. It may be simply a day trip...
There’s a certain connection you get when encountering something made with human hands… a thousand years ago. Mesa Verde, outside of Cortez in southwest Colorado, is one of the largest and most significant displays...
Our first stop in our three-month journey through the Colorado Rockies was the small town of Pagosa Springs, sitting at an elevation of around 7,100 feet and nestled in-between the San Juan and Rio...
Located on the shores of Lake Erie, Sandusky is probably best known for Cedar Point Amusement Park, often referred to as the “Roller Coaster Capital of the World”. However, this trip had nothing to...
In northeastern Ohio there is a national park like no other. Rather than being located in a remote wilderness, isolated from cities and urban development, as most national parks are, Cuyahoga Valley National Park...
In far southwest Pennsylvania along the southern reaches of the Laurel Ridge in the Allegheny Mountains is a magnificent state park. With its centerpiece of the Youghiogheny (or “Yough”) River, Ohiopyle State Park is...
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