National Parks

Hiking The Columbia Rock Trail (Yosemite National Park) About The Columbia Rock Trail (Yosemite National Park) The Columbia Rock Trail in Yosemite National Park is a 2.2-mile round-trip hike with an elevation…

Backpacking The Upper Yosemite Point Loop Trail This is a post about Hiking The Upper Yosemite Point Loop Trail in Yosemite National Park in California. Important Information & Stats: Trailhead Location: Yosemite…

Hiking The Delicate Arch Trail At Arches National Park This is a video about Hiking The Delicate Arch Trail At Arches National Park in Moab, Utah. About The Delicate Arch Trail At…

On my recent trip to Moab, I was sad to learn a hard truth: the secret was out. Moab is an awesome place. It had been about 10 years since I had…

Video: Hiking The Pueblo Bonito Loop Trail At Chaco Culture National Historical Park This Is A Video On Hiking The Pueblo Bonito Loop Trail At Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New…

Yosemite National Park has some of the best hiking trails in the world. Period. However, some trails can be incredibly difficult, long, or logistically demanding. Luckily, there is a trail in Yosemite…

In 2019, I finally made my way out to Orlando, Florida, to do what I should have done long ago – visit Walt Disney World. Here are some interesting photos I was…

Well-rested from the night at the famed Wawona Hotel, and still on a high from hiking the Mariposa Grove Trail to Wawona Point the afternoon before, it was finally time to check…

Having just hiked the magical (and freshly redeveloped) Mariposa Grove Trail to Wawona Point, I set off to my abode for the night, the Wawona Hotel. Review: The Wawona Hotel (Yosemite National…

Although I had been to the Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park several times before, I hadn’t been there since the National Park Service completed its restoration project of the grove in…

When you visit the island of Maui in Hawaii, there is one experience that literally rises above all others: Watching the sunrise at Haleakala National Park. Watching The Sunrise At Haleakala National…

Editor’s Note: This post is part my series on Las Vegas hikes.  For more posts on all things Las Vegas, click here.  In a previous post, I wrote about visiting the Red Rock Canyon…

Editor’s Note: This post is part my series on Las Vegas hikes.  For more posts on all things Las Vegas, click here.  Thus far, my “Non-Vegas Vegas Roadtrip” has turned up some surprisingly awesome…

My road trip through the Northern Rocky Mountains had been absolutely epic so far in almost every way except one: the lack of big-game wildlife. This was very surprising to me given…

Two Medicine is one of the oldest developed parts of Glacier National Park. Before the “Going to the Sun” road was completed, Two Medicine was the most visited part of Glacier National…

As the wildfires raged on in Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada, I was forced – along with all the other tourists – to evacuate the park. The fires had gone from…

Welcome To Yoho National Park! After a great couple days maximing my free Parks Canada Discovery Pass by driving through Jasper National Park and hiking in Banff National Park, the next Canadian…

The day in Banff National Park thus far had been amazing. The weather was great for hiking Johnston Canyon and Moraine Lake. I was hoping the weather would hold for another hike…

The Johnston Canyon hike was beautiful and invigorating and, after a brief lunch in the town of Lake Louise, it was now time to drive to Moraine Lake for an early afternoon…

Have you gotten your free Parks Canada Discovery Pass yet? I was lucky enough to get one earlier this year and I’ve had the opportunity to see five amazing Canadian National Parks:…