Hiking to Strawberry Park Hot Springs in Steamboat Springs, Colorado
When I indulge in a soak in hot springs (or a steam-room stint at a spa) it’s hard for me to fully enjoy the experience…
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Grand Canyon Rafting: An Extraordinary Colorado River Journey
We checked that dream trip off the list earlier this month with our teens (ages 14 and 16) on a 6-night, 188-mile, motorized rafting trip…
U.S. National Parks near Los Angeles, California
I live in Southern California, so the U.S. National Parks near Los Angeles are the ones my neighbors and I visit most often. The U.S….
What to Do near Bryce Canyon National Park
During my family’s November road trip in the U.S. Southwest, I fell in love with Bryce Canyon National Park. Its otherworldly rock formations, that changed…
Reptiles of the Galapagos Islands
Reptiles of the Galapagos Islands are of wildly varying renown, mostly because the Galapagos Giant Tortoise is so famous. Remember all the media chatter when…