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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: wildlife
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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Mud Pond Preserve, Nassau
If you’re looking for a quiet walk in Columbia County Mud Pond Preserve [591 Central Nassau Rd East Nassau, New York] is the perfect spot, you may just have the entire place to yourself. The parking lot and kiosk look … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia County
Tagged beaver, bird watching, birding, bog, busy beaver, hike, mud pond, mud pond preserve, nassau, nature, overlook, owl, stream, swamp, trail map, trails, wildlife, woods
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Hike the Na Pali Coast, Kauai
Hiking along the Na Pali Coast is the definition of Hawaii: raw beauty. Na Pali translates to ‘The Cliffs.’ Hiking along the Kalalau Trail will make you feel small beside the sheer ridges that drop thousands of feet. No road … Continue reading
Berlin Mountain, Taconic Hike
I have had Berlin Mountain [Intersection of Torrey Woods Rd and Berlin Road, Williamstown MA – continue on Berlin and the parking lot will pop up on the left – The trail is a two minute walk back down the … Continue reading
Posted in Berkshires, Rensselaer County
Tagged bennington, berkshires, berlin, berlin mountain, class of 33, class of 33 trail, haleys brook, hike, lunch, massachusetts, mount greylock, mountain, mountain hiking, nature, new york, partial view, spikes, summit, taconic, taconic hike, tracks, trail, vermont, wildlife, williamstown, wind turbine, winter hike
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Hot Ponds, Big Island
The Big Island is the youngest of the Hawaiian Islands and still has active volcanoes. For this reason, you won’t find as many long stretches of sandy beach as you would on the other islands, but a lot of rocky … Continue reading
Posted in Big Island
Tagged ahalanui, ahalanui beach park, ahalanui hot pond, bath, beach, big island, birding, butterflyfish, collapsed lava tube, crab, crystal clear, current, fish, free, grouper, hawaii, hot pond, hot spring, hot tub, isaac hale, isaac hale beach park, island, Kapoho, Kapoho Tide Pools, lava, lava beach, lava tube, lifeguard, local, moorish idol, nature, ocean, pahoa, palm tree, park, pohoiki, pohoiki hot pond, pohoiki hot spring, pohoiki warm spring, pool, red shrimp, relax, sand, sergeant major, shrimp, snorkel, surf, surfer, swim, tide, tide pool, Tide Pools, volcanic energy, volcano, warm spring, wildlife, woods, wrasse
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Bell Rock, Sedona Hike
“How it swells! How it dwells On the Future! how it tells Of the rapture that impels To the swinging and the ringing Of the bells, bells, bells” One of my favorite Poe poems, “The Bells” was all I heard … Continue reading
Posted in Sedona
Tagged america the beautiful, arizona, az, bell rock, cairn, cathedral rock, courthouse butte, edgar allen poe, energy vortex, flora, hike, insect, nature, poe, rock cairn, sedona, the bells, trail, travel, walking stick, wildlife
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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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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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Antelope Island State Park, Salt Lake City
Utah has five national parks, a lot to see for just one state. Many travelers decide to make a loop out of them and may not think to visit the state parks, which would be quite a mistake in the … Continue reading
Posted in Salt Lake City
Tagged antelope island, antelope island state park, birding, birds, bison, bison pie, bison things, buffalo point, coyote, deer, dooley knob, fauna, flora, Fun, great salt lake, hike, lady finger, lady finger point, lake, lakeside trail, low tide, mountain, nature, salt lake city, scenic road, skyline, slc, state park, sunset, syracuse, trail, travel, utah, wildflower, wildlife
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