*This post contains affiliate links, if you make a purchase I get a small commission Huddled alongside Olympic National Park is the Olympic National Forest, arguably just as beautiful as the national park, and a quintessential Pacific Northwest spot. Skip the permits, the crowds and the advanced bookings and head to the national forest, where you can find hiking for …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you make a purchase I get a small commission The Island of Flores is one of those destinations that most people have never heard of. One of the nine Azores Islands, it’s wonderfully off the grid, with a total population of 4,000 people on a small island of 143km2. This lush destination is home …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you make a purchase I get a small commission Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles Tennessee and North Carolina and consists of just over 522,000 acres of pure wilderness with old-growth forests and the Blue Ridge Mountains. It’s rugged, it’s remote, and it’s beautiful. It is also the most visited national park in the …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog If you are taking a trip to the Salt Lake City area, or maybe even a neighboring town like Ogden for powder country, make sure to save a day for Antelope Island State Park. Located in the middle of …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog The High Peaks wilderness area is the largest wilderness area in the Adirondacks of New York State and some of the most pristine forest on the east coast of the United States. It is just one section, albeit the …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog The White Mountains in New Hampshire offer up arguably the best hiking on the east coast with its 48 4,000 footers. Known for Mount Washington, the highest peak in the White Mountains, and the insane number of rocks along …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog Nepal is a country with a great diversity of landscapes. When most people think of Nepal, they think of the mountains, particularly Mount Everest and the Annapurna Circuit. But close to the border with India is an area with …
*This post contains affiliate links, so when you make a purchase I make a small commission Visiting Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks on the same road trip is the easiest way to check these two parks off your US National Park bucket list. Being in such close proximity to one another it just makes sense to check them both …
*This post contains affiliate links, so when you make a purchase I make a small commission Capitol Reef National Park, known as the “Pass through Park” of the Utah National Parks, was a huge surprise to me. And a good one. One first arrival it seems a bit haphazard, there is one side road to one area or you can …
*This post contains affiliate links, so when you make a purchase I make a small commission Canyonlands National Park is made up of distinct districts and is just one of many reasons to visit Utah. It’s so large that it’s impossible to see it all in one day. If you only have a single day or are looking for a …