When you have lived in a place your whole life, you begin to take it for granted. I write this hoping that my family and friends in Long Island are safe and warm tonight after Hurricane Sandy ripped through their towns. Traveling from southeastern Connecticut to Long Island, New York, by way of the Orient … Continue reading
Ya’ know, sometimes you just have to grab the bull by the horns and take a detour from your planned vacation to find a little adventure. Todd and I were on our road trip to Salt Lake City and the Ogden Valley when we noticed just how close our route was to Yellowstone, one of … Continue reading
Over a year ago I explored the Oregon Caves National Monument for the first time. A huge cave system that still has unknown tunnels today. This park gives you many different ways to explore the cave, a guided tour of well-marked trails, rooms, and formations; or your choice of deeper cave exploring trips. My favorite … Continue reading
I often find myself reminiscing about the experiences I had while working with SoBe because it was one of my favorite jobs. We were ambitious employees who sometimes took our days off and made them into sampling events, like Sturgis Motorcycle Rally week in 2006. There is nothing quite like the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in … Continue reading
This week in Portland, Ore., flowers have been blooming, but last night we also experienced an unusual spring snow. It is this switch from freeze to thaw that helped form Bryce Canyon. Bryce’s brightly colored sandstone spires are spectacular and the reason this is my number one National Park to see before you die. I … Continue reading
Just another stop on the map. We were headed for Yellowstone National Park in the SoBe “Luv Bus”. As usual, the bus was crawling up the 17% incline to this peak. We had to drive back over this pass after being turned away at the gate of Yellowstone. The SoBe bus was too commercial for … Continue reading
Although my visit to Canyonlands National Park lasted for only one sunset, it was very memorable. The timing was just right to see blooming cactus and the sun setting over Canyonlands National Park after a long day of hiking around Arches National Park. Some of the most interesting aspects of human culture are represented at … Continue reading
In spring of 2009, my friend Cassie and I began our first overnight backcountry hiking experience. We started our journey in Las Vegas, NV. After a hearty dinner at an all-you-can-eat, old-town Vegas casino, we started our drive to Zion National Park in Springdale, UT. We stayed the night at the halfway point to our … Continue reading
Mesa Verde National Park is on my top ten list of parks to see before you die. Matter of fact, I would put it at number six on my list. As I explored this place, I began to wonder what the people were like, what their chief concerns must have been, and how they created … Continue reading
Arches National Park is known for its colorful landscape and arched rock formations. We got an early start and hit the trails to explore several on our own. My favorite arches were Delicate Arch, Tunnel Arch, and Private Arch, but we didn’t get to them all. “Arches National Park preserves over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, like … Continue reading
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