March 22, 2016
You could literally hike for days in Glacier National Park. I am all for hiking, but I also take a decidedly moderate take to most things in life (alcohol, exercise, food, spending, political beliefs, etc.). My friend Nicole, while she’s done crazy things like hike the Grand Canyon in a day, was in alignment that […]
November 5, 2015
Today’s youth are increasingly connected to their electronic devices, which can result in children being disconnected from Mother Nature. According to data released by the Nature Conservancy, it is believed that only 10 percent of our children spend time outside everyday. Yet, 66 percent of our children report that a personal experience in nature has increased their […]
August 14, 2015
If someone says Smokies in passing conversation, I can immediately smell it. Sounds weird, but there’s an unmistakable sweetness in the Appalachian mountain leaves that I can’t shake out of my head. And for me, it’s been a problem I’ve had for a very long time. I’ve been going to the Great Smoky Mountains since […]
April 19, 2013
When Brendan surprised me with a trip to Darwin for Christmas — our last getaway alone before getting married — I was pumped. Lonely Planet had ranked Darwin as one of the top global destinations to visit in 2012, describing it as a cosmopolitan, yet laid-back, Top End city. I imagined light blue shores extending […]
September 30, 2012
It’s awesome when you finally get the chance to have an experience you’ve always heard about. The Road to Hana almost took the form of a mythical journey in my mind, and I was even more excited to read about Ayngelina’s account of her drive there when she was in Maui a few months before […]
August 16, 2012
After a pre-wedding family photo shoot for my future sis-in-law the day after we arrived in Kauai, Brendan, his older sister, her husband and I took an afternoon drive 45 minutes away to Waimea Canyon. We’d caught a glimpse of what was in store for us at the canyon on our drive into Waimea from […]
