Little Grand Canyon in Shawnee National Forest is my favorite hike in southern Illinois thus far. While it might not seem like much at the beginning of the trail,…
Eureka Springs, Arkansas is a sweet, funky town in the Ozark Mountains that’s commonly known as a Southern hippie town. Eureka Springs holds many festivals, an impressive Pride celebration…
The Windows Section of Arches National Park is one of the most visited areas of this beautiful national park, and for good reason. There are a large concentration of…
Rifle Falls State Park is located just outside of Rifle, Colorado. The wow-factor of this state park is undoubtedly the waterfall. Rifle Creek cascades over the cliff into three…
Fisher Towers Trail leads to a series of delicately rugged formations that seem like they’re just reaching up from the ground. These are the Fisher Towers. This rock fin…
Colorado National Monument is a gorgeous natural landscape created by uplift of rock from below and erosion from snow freezing and melting creating cracks in stone eventually creating this…
(Post updated May 2024) In recent years, Arches National Park implemented a required timed entry between during peak season within peak visiting hours. This was implemented to help limit…
Cadillac Ranch is an almost 50-year-old art installation just off the interstate (I-40/Route 66). I love finding stops along road trips that help to break up monotonous days of…
Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest National Park is an unforgettable stop in this Arizona National Park. We decided to stop at the park in en route from Missouri to…
As a kid, on our family road trip to the Grand Canyon we completely bypassed Petrified Forest National Park. My dad had driven through as a kid and told…
