Hiking Pinnacles National Park

The only way to fully experience this ancient volcanic landscape is by hiking Pinnacles National Park. While the park’s official hiking map lists 13 hiking trails I would say that they can be boiled down to four loops and one out-n-back trail. I refer to these five hiking trails as the small loop, the medium…

Hiking Bugaboo Provincial Park Guide

Jennifer and I have hiked all over the world, but hiking Bugaboo Provincial Park felt very much out of our element. I have spent a little time rock climbing in Colorado but people from all over the world travel to this remote park for the sole purpose of taking on its jagged climbing routes. We…

Best Canadian Rockies Day Hikes – Top 40 Trails

The Candian Rockies are a paradise for those who love to explore mountain landscapes. This stretch of jagged mountain range is full of glacial ice, turquoise-colored lakes, massive waterfalls, flower-covered meadows, and abundant wildlife. The best way to experience this vast wilderness playground is on foot. While we do recommend a few explorations of this…

Guadalupe Peak Trail – Highest Mountain in Texas

It is said that everything is bigger in Texas. Jennifer and I have driven across the state several times and it has a big sky and big expanses. The landscape here seems to change slowly. The interior of Texas can be summed up as a lot of flat with a slight incline and very little…

Best Hikes in Arches National Park

Arches National Park is a gem and one of Utah’s big five National Parks. The nice thing is that unlike places like Rocky Mountain National Park and Yosemite that take years to thoroughly explore, most of Arches National Park can be explored in a few days. If you have more time you can hop over…

Lava Caves – Craters of the Moon National Monument

Exploring the Craters of the Moon Lava Caves is the most unique and surreal experience to have when visiting the National Monument in Idaho. The majority of the caves that are open to the public are in one easy to reach area aptly known as the Cave Trail. The Cave area is the last stop…