Category: Parks and preserves
As the day comes to a close in Los Angeles, one’s mind often drifts toward finding a good beach sunset spot, then maybe a nice view of the city …
Even if you’ve seen your share of scenic drives, Oregon’s Historic Columbia River Highway scenic byway east of Portland is a mind-blowing display of spectacular views. After a quick …
To put together a comprehensive list of the best places to kayak in North America, I’d really need to write a book. Or a few books. The good news …
If you like to dive deep into history and culture as a part of the travel experience, then there is program that may be perfect for you – the …
A reflective time of journeys in the Highlands of Scotland, a story from African legend which made it to enslaved peoples and beyond, travels with unexpected perspectives on food …
I’m flattered when people ask me for travel advice – “I’m going to so-and-so place for the first time; what should I see?” – but often as not, they …
It’s not overwater bungalows in the clear, turquoise waters of French Polynesia, but I didn’t care and you won’t, either. Poverty Point State Park in northeast Louisiana features a …
No, it is not all flat cornfields. Not in this part of Nebraska. I drove northward from Colorado via the wide-open vistas of the Pawnee National Grassland, when suddenly …
Before Stonehenge, and before the first pyramid was build in Egypt, humans were building Louisiana mounds and living in what is now the U.S. Deep South. Before the Parthenon …
La Crosse is The Cross, an area where two big rivers converge. After the Black River and Mississippi River merge, the river swells, and this continues down to the …
How often do you visit your state or provincial parks? National parks get a lot of attention and fame – deservedly so – but don’t miss the chance …
There is something about a city that is on the water. Hong Kong without its harbor? Chicago without the visual drama of Lake Michigan or the Chicago River? Pittsburgh …