Big Sur is one of those places that should be on everyone's travel bucket list. While there are a lot of tourists, one still has a sense of peacefulness and solitude from the fast-paced chaos of the outside world. While on a recent trip to San Francisco, we visited Monterey for a couple of days and took a quick trip to Big Sur, California. Read on to see just how much you can fit into one[...]
A palm oasis surrounding Andreas Creek One evening during a trip to Palm Springs my in-laws drove up to meet up with us for a couple of hours and we decided to go on an easy hike to Andreas Canyon within Indian Canyons located on the outskirts of town. We had a full evening planned so we opted to take the easiest hike through the Andreas Trailhead. Surrou[...]
Just an hour outside of Palm Springs, California is one of the most unique and beloved landscape, Joshua Tree National Park. With two unique desert ecosystems, The Mojave and Colorado, and some of the weirdest rock and plant life you will see in the United States. While visiting Palm Springs in November we decided to visit the park for our second time having a perfect November day i[...]
An easy hike to Marymere Falls in Olympic National Park.
Why the lake is so crystal clear and blue Visiting the crystal blue waters of Lake Crescent is worth a spot on everyone's Olympic National Park's to-do list. It's a beautiful, 624 foot, glacially formed lake known for its crystal clear water and intense blue color. The lake owes its crystal-clear depths to its lack of phytoplankton, an algae-like plant that floats in lakes, due to low l[...]
Cuyahoga Valley National Park is Ohio's only national park and one of three national parks in the Great Lakes basin. Cuyahoga Valley is one of the most underrated national parks and one of the more unique. You can be hiking through the forest, ledges, and waterfalls one minute and the next minute walking by a railroad, a farm, or even the city.One of my favorite things to do[...]
Desert Point View at Sunset The Grand Canyon South Rim is one of the most popular destinations in the world. There are roughly 50 named points throughout the South Rim with incredible, unobstructed views of the canyon. On a recent trip to Las Vegas, we decided to spend time exploring this incredible National Park. Having only experienced the park from an[...]