Hiking Posts
Nature Walk at Honeymoon Island, Dunedin, FL
Honeymoon Island is a great place to see lots of Florida wildlife, and offers a lot of great outdoor activities. Honeymoon Island has a very interesting beach, which features some of the best shelling in the Tampa Bay area. It's also a good place for swimming,...
Bird Photography at Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary
This place was a huge surprise on a freezing December day. Riverlands is located on the Mississippi River, just outside of St Louis on the Missouri side of the river. We visited to check on a report in the newspaper that a young Snowy Owl was spending some time on...
Great Hike in Harper’s Ferry, WV — Overlook Cliffs
This hike climbed more than 1,000 feet through the forest of Elk Ridge, to a rock outcropping overlooking Harper's Ferry, WV. Overlook Cliffs are a part of the Maryland Heights Loop trail in Maryland, and the view includes the wilds of Virginia across the river. I...
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Sightseeing Posts
Great Brewery in Historic Building
Comanche Creek Brewing Company is a great little family-owned microbrewery approximately 2 miles outside Eagle Nest, New Mexico. The brewery is located in a 1940s era cabin that was formerly the blacksmith's workshop for the family ranch which has been operating there...
Great Mountain Biking at Angel Fire Bike Park, NM
Angel Fire Bike Park is the largest Bike Park in the Rocky Mountains and has been voted Best in the Southwest by MTBparks.com 4 years in a row. It features more than 2,000 vertical feet of runs, 60 miles of lift-served trails, and is suited to mountain bikers of all...
Black Mesa – Oklahoma’s Highest Point
Black Mesa is part of a series of large mesas (or buttes) in the tip of the Oklahoma panhandle, and includes the state's highest point at 4,973 feet. It comes by the name naturally, as it is capped by a large, black lava layer that appeared to be unique for the area....
Palo Duro Canyon – The Best Park You’ve Never Heard of!
Palo Duro Canyon State Park encompasses the second largest canyon in the United States. The beautiful red rock and sandstone canyon is also much more accessible than it's big brother the Grand Canyon. Palo Duro Canyon campgrounds are actually on the floor of the...
Quick Visit to Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, KS
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge is 22,135 acres of rare inland salt marsh and sand prairie located in Southwest Kansas near the small town of Stafford. Quivira was established in 1955 to protect vital habitat along the Central Flyway for migratory wildfowl. Quivira's...
Mijas, Spain – Beautiful views from historic white village
The Andalusian region of Spain is famous for it's pueblos blancos, beautiful white villages on the hillsides. One of the most picturesque of the pueblos blanco is the village of Mijas, located on a hillside overlooking the coastline between Malaga and Marbella on...
What to do on a One Day Tour of Tangiers, Morocco
When visiting the South of Spain, it's easy and relatively inexpensive to take the ferry over to visit Tangiers and other cities in Morocco. We chose the Algeciras to Ceuta ferry, which interestingly disembarked in the small town of Ceuta, Spain despite being located...
Hike on Mount Mitchell
Mount Mitchell (elevation 6,684 feet) is the highest point east of the Mississippi River. Because of the altitude, many of the plants and animals are like those native to alpine environments of Canada. Because of it's height and location, Mount Mitchell makes a great...
Winter Visit to America’s First National Park
Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park, established by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872. Also one of the countries largest National Parks, it covers nearly 3500 acres in Wyoming (96%), Montana (3%), and Idaho (1%). We've visited the park several...
Sundermeier RV Park – St Charles, Missouri
Third stop on our quick trip across the Midwest was at Sundermeier RV Park, a large and well outfitted park located on the Missouri River in St Charles, MO which is just West of St Louis across the river. St Charles turns out to be notable for several things. Most...
