Alcatraz
I bought my tickets online and picked them up at the gate. The boat was fun but cold and windy. I definitely stayed outside and up front and it was […]
Category Archives: Tour
Safe Haven Rescue Zoo
A place for lions and tigers and bears, oh my! As I frequently do whenever I travel, I go into Google Maps, zoom in on where I’ll be, and type […]
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 […]
Big Lake Trading Post, Page AZ
“So this store has a lot of pop in it,” Rob tells us as we wait for the gas to finish filling up our car. “Like a lot? Because I […]
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
Disclosure: I used to work at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary for two years. There is something magical about a place that is devoted to animals and their well-being. Seeing people […]
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 […]
Thorncrown Chapel
I sit in a pew and stare at nature through the glass walls of the Thorncrown Chapel, a tiny building deep in the Arkansas woods. It’s beautiful. But something is […]
A Christmas Story House
After planning the Cuyahoga Valley National Park adventure, I check the surrounding area to see if there was anything cool we could check out. There was. The house from A […]
Red Wolf Sanctuary
Let me start by saying: If anyone is within 500 miles of this place, go visit. I’m not kidding. I’ll wait. I don’t remember how I stumbled upon this place. […]
San Francisco
Getting to San Francisco I was living 8 hours away when I decided to go to San Francisco. I had planned on driving, but after finding out San Francisco has […]
Louise and Claire 