Bears!

As we headed north towards Canada, Christopher and I stopped for a couple nights at Glacier National Park in Montana. It was rainy and cold, but we had a decent time and took a nice walk up a hill to see trees and stuff. And we saw two bears! They were big brown bears, and [...]

How Grand!

There’s this place in Arizona that most people don’t visit because it’s tucked away and off the beaten path. It’s called the Grand Canyon, and even though it doesn’t get very much press, it’s a really cool place and I highly recommend visiting it if you’re looking for something new and unusual to do in [...]

Many a Campground

I just want to give a quick shout-out to the state and national parks systems, and their fabulous campgrounds. After staying at a (big) handful of these places, Christopher and I have gotten really good at backing the car into small parking spaces, constructing our tent on the least bumpy ground we can find, setting [...]

Jack Black! In the Desert!

The first truly ridiculous thing we saw out west was White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. The link will explain the science behind its formation better than I will, but you have to understand how strange a place it is. You’re driving through one kind of desert – the standard southwestern scrubland we became [...]

Smoky Mountain Wonderland

I’ve wanted to visit the Smoky Mountains ever since I saw an interview with Dolly Parton on TV a couple of years ago. She was talking about her upbringing near the mountains and mentioned how they are the most beautiful place on earth, and I couldn’t help but take her word for it.
And Dolly [...]

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