Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge was actually difficult to get to. I had to switch bus routes a few times. But how can you go to San Francisco and not see […]
Category Archives: Hiking
Lower Antelope Canyon
When people talk about Antelope Canyon, they are mostly referring to the Upper Canyon. But because it is so popular, a tour costs a lot of money and the crowds […]
Great Basin National Park
It is pitch black. We are 7000 feet up, on the side of a mountain, our car tires inches from the unguarded edge. Our ears pop as my sister drives […]
Capitol Reef National Park
Standing on the Gooseneck Overlook, Capitol Reef National Park surrounds me on all sides, including below and above. Sunlight dances over the whites, greys, reds, pinks, browns, and even greens […]
Hot Springs National Park
“Now lean forward, and I’ll scrub your back,” Sarah said. I am sitting half naked in a century old bathtub filled with natural spring water. I lean forward and Sarah […]
Ozark – St. Francis National Forest
Why is it we never hear anything about Arkansas? That question prompted me to looking into the state. And I may have discovered why no one talks about it much. […]
Lamoille Canyon
NPR plays on the radio as we drive to our next destination, over two hours away. But two hours is nothing now. Mountain ranges slide in and out of view. […]
Bonneville Salt Flats
Salt surrounds us. It saturates the water and settles on the ground. You can smell it in the air. It has been bulldozed into mountains. Watching it all is the […]
New River Gorge, WV
A low fog blankets the dirt road, concealing the cabins and tents. It is midnight in West Virginia and I am in a fairy tale. Or possibly a horror story. […]
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
My mom wants to visit all the national parks in the United States. There are a ton in Utah and Alaska and, I thought, none near Michigan where we live. […]
Louise and Claire 