Visiting Zion National Park in the Winter
Visiting Zion National Park in the winter offers the opportunity to avoid the crowds and the shuttle bus but be prepared for winter weather.
On the Road
Our road trips! The trips that take us all over of the US by car (well, mostly by truck).
Visiting Pipe Spring National Monument
Pipe Spring National Monument preserves a frontier Mormon ranch with a colorful history, a great stop on the way from Grand Canyon to Zion.
A Day at Cape Lookout National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore is the perfect place to get away from it all and find solitude on 56 miles of uninhabited beach.
Visiting Great Sand Dunes National Park
Located in south central Colorado on the east side of the Front Range, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is home to the tallest sand dunes in North America. … Read more
Day Trip from Pagosa Springs
While there is a ton to do in Pagosa Springs itself, its location in south-central Colorado lends itself to exploring a lot of nearby amazing places… and this is one … Read more
A Guide to the North Dakota National Parks
North Dakota is home to three units of the National Park Service: Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site and Knife River Indian Villages National Historic … Read more
Hiking the Caprock Coulee Loop
Normally, I wouldn’t write an entire article about a single hike in a national park, much less a popular 4-mile loop like the Caprock Coulee Loop, but our experience on … Read more
Visiting Theodore Roosevelt National Park
When we said we were visiting Theodore Roosevelt National Park this summer, most folks said, “Where?” True, it is not the most popular or well-known park and the North Dakota … Read more
A Weekend at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Nestled at the corner of Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky is a small gap in the wall that is the Cumberland Mountains. This pass through the mountains was used for hundreds … Read more
Day Hiking in the Black Hills
The Black Hills are one of the most overlooked destinations we have ever been to. Most visitors come here just to see Mount Rushmore, ignoring the amazing views to be … Read more