PATAGONIA
It’s hard to convey the majesty and breathtaking beauty of the Paine Massif, the mountain range which anchors the heart of Torres del Paine National Park in Chile. The mountains’ dramatic horns, aretes, and cirques twist in every direction, flexing to an almost psychedelic geologic effect.
Channel Islands National Park
Among the more remote National Parks, visiting Channel Islands National Park requires taking a 90 minute boat ride from Ventura, CA to one or more of the five islands in the park.
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
Less than an hour outside Paris, Vaux-le-Vicomte offers an enthralling detour into both French architectural history and the drama and treachery of life in the French Royal Court.
Mañana en Marfa
Out on the rolling plains of Far West Texas, hours away from the nearest metropolitan area, lies a permanent modern art installation spread across over 300 acres and more than 50 buildings. This is Marfa.
White Sands National Monument
Just an hour east of Las Cruces, New Mexico lies one of the most extraordinary treasures in our National Park system-- White Sands National Monument. White Sands punctuates the Tularosa Basin in southern New Mexcio with over 275 square miles of desert containing the largest gypsum sand dune field in the world.
Mt. Hood – Ultimate Oregon Road Trip Part 3
From the Painted Hills unit at John Day Fossil Beds Monument it was about a three-hour drive to…
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument & Painted Hills: The Ultimate Oregon Road Trip – Part 2
After a visit to Hells Canyon, which sits at the eastern most part of the Oregon border, we headed…
Fraser Island
Last year I wrapped up the summer travel season with a trip down under to the Sunshine Coast in…
The Grand Prismatic
I recently visited Yellowstone for what was my first extended trip to the park. It did not disappoint.…