Wrapping Up Our Yosemite Camping Week
An early start to the day as we wrap up our week in Yosemite, and off to see some more massive trees before…
Read MoreAuthor: jim
Dog Lake and Lembert Dome: Two-For-One in Tuolumne Meadows
Lembert Dome was the whole reason we picked this hike – it’s the granite landmark you can’t miss from anywhere in Tuolumne Meadows….
Read More
A Tale of 3 Lakes: Saddlebag Lake, Tioga Lake, and Mono Lake
The Saddlebag Lake loop trail sits just outside Yosemite at the top of Tioga Pass, an easy drive from our campsite at Tuolumne…
Read More
Tuolumne River and Pothole Dome
The Tuolumne River carves through the high country of Yosemite National Park, and made the short list for our first day at elevation….
Read More
Glacier Point and Yosemite Valley: Plan B Becomes Plan A
We rolled into Yosemite late last night and camped at Bridalveil Creek Campground with morning plans to visit Glacier Point and a hike…
Read More
Denali Flightseeing: Landing on the Ruth Glacier
Denali flightseeing was the whole reason we based ourselves in Talkeetna in the first place, and we opted for the Denali Summit Tour…
Read More
Independence Mine State Historical Park: Gold and Ghosts
Independence Mine State Historical Park sits at the top of Hatcher Pass like someone abandoned a mining town mid-shift and just never came…
Read More
Talkeetna Alaska: Basecamp for Denali
Talkeetna, Alaska sits at the confluence of three rivers – the Talkeetna, the Chulitna, and the Susitna – and for the better part…
Read More
Alaska: A Day on the Water in Kenai Fjords National Park
Kenai Fjords National Park is best experienced by boat, and after our mud-soaked slog up to the Harding Icefield yesterday, we were more…
Read More
Alaska: Exit Glacier and the Harding Icefield
Exit Glacier is one of the most accessible glaciers in Alaska, sitting just outside Seward inside Kenai Fjords National Park, and it earns…
Read More
Homer Alaska: Home Run or a Swing and a Miss?
Homer, Alaska sits at the end of the Sterling Highway, roughly 220 miles south of Anchorage on the Kenai Peninsula, and it bills…
Read More
Welcome to Alaska: The 50th State
Alaska has been the pinnacle of our all-50-states quest for as long as we can remember. Not to be confused with our all…
Read More
Kings Canyon National Park
Kings Canyon National Park doesn’t get the postcards that Yosemite gets or the General Sherman selfie line that Sequoia National Park gets. Few…
Read More
Sequoia National Park – The Giant Forest
Giant Forest is the primary area that draws the largest tourist crowds within the giant forest that is Sequoia National Park. The name…
Read More
New Mexico: El Morro National Monument
Our summer exodus from Colorado is officially underway, and El Morro National Monument is our first real stop on the 1,300 mile journey…
Read More
Driving in Ireland: Hold Onto Your Britches
If you’re planning on driving in Ireland, make this your first piece of advice: spend the extra money for the automatic, even if…
Read More
Ireland: Trim Castle From The Movie Braveheart
Trim Castle and Bective Abbey were not on our radar at all until the host at our B&B in Athlone mentioned them as…
Read More
Ireland: Athlone and Sean’s Bar – The World’s Oldest!
Athlone sits almost exactly in the geographic center of Ireland, if you drew a big X across the country and marked the middle,…
Read More
Ireland: Cliffs of Moher To Galway Through The Burren
Leaving the Cliffs of Kerry heading north toward Galway, you only have one solid option – take the N67 scenic route through the…
Read More
Ireland: Cliffs of Moher and the Kilkee Cliffs
The Cliffs of Moher are the biggest natural tourist attraction in Ireland, beating out others like the Ring of Kerry and the Devil’s…
Read More
Ireland: Slea Head Drive and the Dingle Peninsula
The Dingle Peninsula and the famous Slea Head Drive is next up on our route after leaving the Ring of Kerry. This narrow…
Read More