“The end of the road.” While some may see this phrase as having negative connotations, I’m here to argue otherwise. Because I’ve been to places where the road ends, and…
The Blue Ridge Parkway, nicknamed “America’s Favorite Drive,” is a 469-mile road that snakes along the crest of the Appalachian Mountains between North Carolina’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park at the…
Boise, Idaho, has been on our list of places to explore ever since we traveled through the beautiful city on the way to somewhere else in 2009. Last year, my…
One of my family’s great pleasures is a waterfront campsite where we can swim, paddle, fish, and watch birds and other wildlife attracted to the water. Paddling and fishing are…
The lure of Oregon’s Willamette Valley vineyards was too much for me to ignore anymore. After hearing about retro trailers available for rent by the night, I decided it was…
“I realize that the concept of wild horses probably stirs romantic notions in many of you, but this is because you have never met any wild horses in person,” notes…
Like many baby boomers, my husband, George, and I have reached an age where we are filling gaps in our life experiences. For me, Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western…
Leave your RV at the campground before navigating the tight passages and towering rock walls of the Titus Canyon Narrows, a spectacularly scenic but challenging backcountry stretch. The detour was…
My husband, Jeremy, is the quintessential Disney Dad. He grew up visiting Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, many times over and created some of the best memories of his…
Today, many of the country’s venerable covered bridges can’t be driven over in motorized vehicles. And where driving is allowed, it’s limited to slow-moving motorcycles or automobiles, nothing bigger. You…