United States

I feel like I should start this off with a disclaimer. The backcountry in the Wasatch is an incredible place to explore. Throw in “the greatest snow on Earth” and it gets even better. However, with all that snow, things can get a little dicey. Avalanches are a real concern when traveling in the b...

Joshua Tree is a place to get lost in and leave feeling sun soaked and renewed, stepping out of the dusty golden tinged landscape. The sunrise and sunset are framed by outlines of the contorted spiky Joshua Trees and boulder studded rock formations. The park isn't all sleeping boulder giants, the...

Let's start with some background. I'm 33 years old and originally from Chicago. I quit my corporate life a year ago and sold everything, house included, to travel and make some drastic life changes personally and professionally. This started with culinary school in Ireland followed by several mon...

Wildflowers Colorado is certainly known for its epic display of alpine wildflowers, with Crested Butte considered the epicenter of floral beauty. Yet much closer, lesser known locales, including Butler Gulch and my personal favorite Herman Gulch are just under an hour's drive from Denver and they...

Living in the Pacific Northwest is a luxury in many ways. Ironically, most people don't think of the PNW as a leisurely place to live. But for an outdoors enthusiast such as myself, the most luxurious quality of the PNW is living within driving distance to dozens of the most beautiful places, not...

We spent five days and six nights exploring Glacier National Park and as beautiful as the park looks in pictures, photos just simply cannot do GNP justice. It is breathtaking. I can only imagine it's grandeur years ago with 200+ glaciers, rushing waterfalls and lush vegetation. I'll be honest, I ...

Situated on the border of Arizona and New Mexico is an ancient throat of a volcano. You can see Shiprock for miles, as you approach the quiet New Mexico town. It's jagged edges and large spine, that extends to the South, cut straight out of vast flat landscape that surrounds it. You cannot miss i...

History of the Long Trail  Vermont is known for its rolling Green Mountains that span parallel thru the state like a spine. Built by the Green Mountain Club between 1910 and 1930, the Long Trail is the oldest long-distance hiking trail in the United States. The Long Trail follows the main ridge o...

Summer has officially arrived! The days are long and sunny and even up in mountains, things are heating up. Since we know you’re not one to hide inside and cling to the A/C, we put together a few adventure to help you get outside and be active without melting. Whether you’re bringing the whole fa...

You know how you plan for a big trip and just hope nothing goes wrong? If you've read any of my other stories, you'll know that my trips often turn into little adventures that are pretty much damage control for what happens to us.We got none of that on this trip.Literally perfect. I created an it...

Traffic tends to wake me up at 4:30AM on the weekends. Not because of the noise or the lights, but because I have a special disdain for sitting still on an endless asphalt roadway. Sometimes I think it’s impossible to escape the clutches of the Bay Area, but with the help of a really loud alarm c...

When I first moved to Delaware, someone literally said to me: “There is nothing in Delaware”. I’ve lived in Delaware for 3 years now, and that person couldn’t have been more wrong! There is SO much to do in this little state. I polled my Instagram followers on their must-do Delaware bucket list i...

Olympic National Park is home to everything that adventure travelers think of when the PNW comes to mind. Lush green forests, raging waterfalls and rivers, beautiful hiking trails, and soothing hot springs dot the map of this incredible park. You can even book guided boat tours on some of the par...

They say just getting to Silver City, New Mexico is an adventure and that the locals prefer it that way. At least four hours from Albuquerque, three-and-a-half from Tucson, and nearly three from El Paso: the colorful, creative, and eccentric Silver City is an outdoor paradise well off the beaten ...

The Great Lakes Region has almost 11,000 miles of coastal shoreline, which includes towering sand dunes, jagged cliffs, fairy-tale lighthouses, and thousands of miles of hiking trails. This diverse area is often overlooked as an adventure destination.  America’s five Great Lakes are all magical ...

Growing up in the digital age, many of us were introduced to photography through the digital camera. I likely would not have gotten so involved in photography if the easy access that digital cameras provide did not exist. I did not grow up in the era of film, which allowed my learning to be accel...