Lakes There is a special type of magic that comes with standing on the shore of a lake that is so still it reflects the sky like a perfect mirror. There is not a jet ski whining across the distance, there are not a hundred people trying to get a spot to play their respective…
New Confession time the phrase “New England vacation” typically conjures thoughts of $400 per night Bed and Breakfasts, lobster meals that cost more than a month’s worth of Groceries and rip off souvenirs sold at nearly every corner. I’ve been there, and I’ve felt that sinking feeling at the end of the meal when the…
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…
Affordable Road Trips from Chicago. as fantastic as it is to live in or around the Chicago metro area , I know the noise can be a little much at times . Like when you’re creeping through Kennedy Expressway traffic and would honestly shell out cold hard cash to be literally anywhere else? Yep ,…
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…