Our last major road trip for 2025 took us to the dog-friendly Sleeping Bear Dunes National It's hard to capture how steep the dunes are in pictures Lakeshore. Located in the northwestern part of the lower peninsula in Michigan, famous for its 450-foot dunes towering above beautiful Lake Michigan. We planned and booked this trip for the first week of October way back at the beginning of the summer, as luck would have it our trip fell during the government shutdown and we debat

Our final summer road trip led us to New River Goreg, America's newest National Park. Ashley had previously visited the area around 2010 to go white water rafting, before it became a National Park, but I had never been before. Cliffs tower above the New River which carves through the gorge and for which the park is named. Despite its name, the New River is one of the five oldest rivers in the world geologically speaking. The river boasts rapids up to class V which make it the

Outside of Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Hocking Hills is Ohio's other top destination for breathtaking nature and hiking.  Hocking Hills State Park is located in southeast Ohio about 45 minutes outside of Columbus. The surrounding Nature Preserves, State Parks along with State and National Forests make the area is somewhat Instagram famous for its photogenic waterfalls, rock formations and caves. While the photos on social media make it look like heaven for photography and

Emerald Lake Yoho National Park encompasses 507 square miles within the Rocky Mountains on the western slope of the Continental Divide....

Glacial lakes, towering snowcapped peaks, golden larches, picturesque towns and breathtaking scenery as far as the eye can see. Banff...

The iconic Tunnel View After winning a permit in the daily lottery for Half Dome, our vacations plans pivoted from a PNW tour to visiting...