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- Guide to Cape Town, South Africa April 3, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Hermanus to Cape Town March 28, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Mossel Bay to Cape Agulhas March 27, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Knysna to Wilderness March 26, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Nature’s Valley to Plettenberg Bay March 25, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Storms River Mouth March 24, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route Road Trip, South Africa March 23, 2020
- Guide to Addo Elephant National Park Safari, South Africa March 19, 2020
- Guide to the Panorama Route, South Africa December 3, 2019
- Guide to Safari in Kruger National Park, South Africa November 20, 2019
- 4 Places to Play Pinball in San Diego July 25, 2019
- 6 Incredible Mountain Hikes Under 1 Hour From San Diego July 21, 2019
- Guide to Cabrillo National Monument, San Deigo July 17, 2019
- Find Four Pedestrian Bridges Hidden In San Diego June 30, 2019
- Barrio Logan, San Diego: Chicano Park & Las Cuatro Milpas June 26, 2019
- Binge on the Best Burritos in San Diego June 24, 2019
- Take a Taco Tour in San Diego June 19, 2019
- Tour the Kombucha Breweries of San Diego June 16, 2019
- Tour the San Diego Farmers Markets June 12, 2019
- San Diego’s 5 Peak Challenge Mission Trails Regional Park June 9, 2019
- Number One Attraction in San Diego, CA: Balboa Park June 5, 2019
- Your Guide to Exploring San Diego, California June 2, 2019
- Experience Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, New Mexico May 29, 2019
- Walk the Haiku Path at Santa Fe Community College May 26, 2019
- Drink the Elixir at Kakawa Chocolate House in Santa Fe, NM May 22, 2019
- Hike the Tree Spring Trail in Sandia Mountains, NM May 18, 2019
- Tinkertown Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 15, 2019
- World’s Largest Rattlesnake in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 12, 2019
- Museums of University of New Mexico in Albuquerque May 5, 2019
- Exploring Petroglyph National Monument Albuquerque, NM May 1, 2019
Tag Archives: national park
Quebec City Daytrips
Montmorency Falls, 5300 Boulevard Sainte-Anne, Ville de Québec, QC G1C 1S1, Canada Just minutes away from downtown Quebec City is a magnificent waterfall, at 272’ it is taller than Niagara Falls! Take the stairs up for continual views of the … Continue reading
Congaree National Park, South Carolina
On our trip down to Charleston and Savannah we were tantalizingly close to a National Park, so we decided to amp up the crazy and stay in three separate locations during our seven day journey. No sweat, the road’s my … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia
Tagged bald cypress, birding, butterfly, capital, columbia, congaree, congaree national park, congaree swamp, floodplain, flora, hopkins, loblolly pine, national park, nps, reptile, south carolina, swamp, wildlife
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A trip to South Carolina & Georgia
March is probably my least favorite month in New York. Cold and snow are expected in December, January, February. By March, we’re over the hump of winter and you let your guard down when you get a few warm spring … Continue reading
Posted in Georgia, South Carolina
Tagged airbnb, albany, america, atlanta, charleston, columbia, georgia, kazoo, national park, road trip, savannah, south carolina, southeast, spring, travel, winter
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Punalu’u Bake Shop, Big Island Hawaii
Malasadas are an awesome Portuguese donut which became extremely popular in Hawaiian culture. If you’ve never had one, you must try! Our first time gorging on these tasty morsels was on the island of Oahu at Leonard’s, a bakery renowned … Continue reading
Posted in Big Island
Tagged bakery, big island, breakfast, dessert, green sand beach, hawaii, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, koi, leonards, lilikoi, live music, lizard, malasada, muskrat love, national park, oahu, punalu'u bake shop, punalu'u black sand beach, Punalu‘u, Punalu’u Beach, southern most, travel, ukelele, volcanoes
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How to spend a day in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Visiting Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is simply a must when on the Big Island. It is incredible to be in the presence of an active volcano and such diverse awe inspiring nature. Pele the Hawaiian fire goddess lives here, so … Continue reading
Posted in Big Island
Tagged Akatsuka Orchid Garden, arch, arches national park, big island, birding, cave, chain of craters, chain of craters road, crater, devastation, devastation trail, endangered, fauna, flora, goose, Halemaumau, Halemaumau crater, hawaii, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, hike, holei, holei sea arch, kapu, kilauea, kilauea iki, kilauea iki trail, lava, lava field, lava lake, lava tree, lava tube, lava viewing, Mauna Ulu, molten lava, national park, nature, nene, nps, pele, Pu’u Huluhulu, Pu’u Huluhulu Trail, Punalu’u Beach, rainbow, spider, state bird, steam vent, summit, thurston, thurston lava tube, travel, volcano, Volcano Winery
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How to spend a day in Grand Canyon National Park
Possibly the most famous of the United States National Parks, the Grand Canyon is an American icon. How to spend a day here when you’ve dreamed about this place all your life? The image always runs through my head…a nuclear … Continue reading
Posted in Flagstaff
Tagged arizona, bald eagle, bear, bear cave, bright angel trail, bus, canyon hike, cave, chocolate taco, coyote, desert view, desert view watchtower, el tovar, flagstaff, grand canyon, grand canyon national park, grandview point, hermits rest, hike, indian, mountain, nachos, national park, nature, north rim, petrified forest, petrified forest national park, pueblo, pueblo indian, reverse mountain, rim, rim to rim, ruins, south rim, southwest, taco, trail, travel, Tusayan Museum, view, vista, watchtower, wildlife
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How to spend a day in Petrified Forest National Park
The mountains are purple and rocks are rainbow swirled. No you are not in a Dr. Seuss book, you are visiting the one of a kind landscape at Petrified Forest National Park. The main draw of this park is the … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona
Tagged adventure, agate, agate bridge, ancient civilization, anthropologist, arizona, badlands, blue mesa, blue mesa trail, canyon, canyonlands, canyonlands national park, crystal forest, crystal forest trail, dr seuss, fossil, Fun, giant logs, giant logs crystal forest, hike, log jam, long logs, long logs trail, loop, mile, national park, national park service, nature, newspaper rock, nps, obscure, odd, old faithful, painted desert, painted desert rim trail, painted desert visitors center, paleontologist, petrified, petrified forest, petrified forest national park, petrified wood, petroglyph, pterosaur, purple, rainbow forest, rainbow forest museum, rainbow forest visitors center, rim trail, strange, sunset, trail, travel
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Scott M Matheson Wetland Preserve, Moab
Moab is a Mecca for the outdoorsy. Most flock to the national parks or state parks, it is easy to overlook the townie preserve. Scott M Matheson Wetland Preserve [820 Kane Creek Boulevard, Moab, UT 84532] is a vacation from … Continue reading
Posted in Moab
Tagged birding, colorado river, deer, free, Fun, hidden gem, hike, la sal, la sal mountains, Matheson Wetland Preserve, mecca, mill creek, moab, mountains, national park, nature, off the beaten path, peaceful, preserve, Scott M Matheson, Scott M Matheson Wetland Preserve, state park, trail, travel, utah, Wetland Preserve, wetlands, wildlife
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How to spend a day in Canyonlands National Park
The town of Moab, Utah is beyond blessed to be surrounded by some of the most splendidly obscure sights on the planet. The area boasts two national parks, the well-known Arches and the more hushed Canyonlands. This perhaps is one … Continue reading
Posted in Moab
Tagged albany, ancient, ancient remnants, anthropology, arches, arches national park, aztec butte, big horned sheep, bunny, butte, canyon, canyonlands, canyonlands national park, cave, cave spring, cave spring trail, cowboy, cowboy camp, cryptobiotic, cryptobiotic soil, deer, dutch, flora, grand view point, hike, holland, indiginous, island in the sky, la sal, ladder hike, lizard, maidenhair fern, maze, mesa, mesa arch, moab, mormon, mormon tea, mountain, mushroom cave, mushroom rock, national park, native plants, nature, needles, netherlands, newspaper rock, petroglyph, plateau, rabbit, reptile, rim trail, rim walk, rough terrain, scramble, slick rock, slick rock trail, spire, sunrise, sunset, the maze, trails, travel, utah, view, vista, wooden shoe
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