In Southern Utah you are surrounded by ice-sculpted rock formations know as hoodoos, water and trees. I’d first seen these strange looking formations, or fairy chimneys as they are sometimes called, along the Bow River in Canada’s Banff National Park. I was fascinated with these tall knobby shapes and wanted a closer look. Turns out, […]
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In Albuquerque, getting your head in and out of the clouds and daydreaming is encouraged. Especially when it’s fiesta time in early October. I’m referring to the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, where over 600 hot air balloon pilots descend on a magical patch of land in New Mexico. I first experienced Balloon Fiesta in
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This is a guest post by Susan Guillory of The Unexplorer. I label the type of camping I’m about to tell you about as “urban” because I’ve been camping in the desert several times without a toilet or paved roads. So camping at San Elijo State Beach, where you can walk to Starbucks and a fantastic donut shop
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As a West Coast girl, I’m familiar with the Pacific Crest Trail, I’ve read the book “Wild” written by Oregon author Cheryl Strayed and I watched Hollywood Movie Star Reese Witherspoon walk the trail with her monster backpack in the movie. So it was no surprise to me when Travel Writer Bill Bryson’s book “A
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A three hour drive from the San Francisco bay area to Lake Shasta, we arrived at our destination, Shasta Marina Resort, in the early afternoon. The summer sun was already beating down on us; we were happy to be greeted at Shasta Marina with misters spraying fine curtains of water overhead. Our hosts and owners
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Does an ideal vacation on the water mean low-key relaxation in a comfortable environment, or taking on new challenges each day? A trip to Lake Oroville in Northern California for my wife and I revealed the perfect compromise for the lounger (she) and the boater (me): Houseboating. Neither of us had ever been on a
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