Camping There’s a certain brand of magic when you pitch a tent at 10,000 feet and the air is perfumed with the scent of pine and clean, crisp alpine air while the Milky Way stretches overhead like a glittering highway. Colorado may be a camper’s haven but one thing that surprises many is that you…
National Let’s just be real. When most people envision a national park vacation , they picture you driving circles in Yellowstone waiting for parking, fighting for a space at the foot of a cliff in Zion or squeezing in to catch a glimpse of the Grand Canyon with a hundred of your new best friends…
How Early Should You Arrive at Zion National Park? you’ve been planning a trip for ages-to hike to Angels Landing, to wade through the Virgin River in The Narrows , to do… whatever Zion activities you’ve pinned to your dream board. You’ve driven for miles , be it from Salt Lake City or Vegas. You’re…
Where Are the Best Scenic Overlooks in Arizona?. There’s just something about Arizona that makes you feel impossibly small and I mean that in the best possible way . It might be the way the sun bleeds orange and crimson across a thousand miles of canyon walls at sunset . It might be the utter…
What Should You Pack for a Smoky Mountains Vacation ? Imagine yourself standing on a mist shrouded overlook, gazing at the hazy blue green waves of the ancient Great Smokies . Pine and damp earth are on the breeze and you can faintly hear the distant roar of a waterfall plunging into a clear pool…
Scenic Drives Through the Ozark Mountains. What is it about exchanging the droning buzz of the highway for a ribbon of winding blacktop that drapes over the sides of ancient , wooded peaks? The air immediately feels fresher , the vistas open up and with every curve and the stresses of daily life seem to…
10 Best Scenic Picnic Spots in Yosemite National Park. Yosemite National Park is one of those locations that really feel as though it’s on another earth. Immense rock cliff faces soar thousands of toes up in direction of the sky, water descends in roars from heights that make your head spin and the Merced River…
Hidden Small Towns in the Pacific Northwest. Do you often dream of narrow , winding roads through primordial forests , misty fog shrouded coastlines where the ocean hammers against black volcanic rocks and historic , brick lined Main Streets that could have come straight out of a history book? While the Pacific Northwest is known…
Best Places to Watch Wildlife in Alaska. There’s an instant in Alaska that reconfigures how you think about the word ‘wild’. Whether it’s a 1,500lb brown bear’s slow gaze from the fresh kill at your feet on a remote stretch of coast, a humpback’s dramatic leap from the water against a backdrop of towering glaciers,…
The Best Waterfalls to Visit in Washington State. 5 Best Washington State Waterfalls Worth Planning a Trip for. But before we get into our list, let’s get one question answered: when is the best time to visit Washington waterfalls? April through late June will usually offer the most dramatic water flows when snow is melting…