See how nature – trees, flowers, grass – grows in silence; see the stars, the moon, the sun, how they move in silence. ~ Mother Teresa The Devils Tower, declared the first national monument in 1906, is one of those places I’m just not sure I can wrap my head around. So much of […]
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Hiking the Capulin Volcano
The Capulin Volcano National Monument is one of several volcanoes in northeastern New Mexico. It sits about a 30 minute drive east of Raton, New Mexico, where the only real chance for lodging, other than camping, is in the area. Some of the brochures and trailside information list it as dormant and others […]
Taking a Bite Outta the Big Apple
New York City was amazing and I think I did as much of it as possible in a week with my friend turned tour guide Lisa. I had some time Friday morning, before the wedding rehearsal and dinner that night, so I took the hour long train ride into Penn Station where we met up […]
Hawaii with the Judo Guys
I really now do understand why there are huge guidebooks that are printed just for travel to Hawaii. We saw so much on O’ahu that I can honestly say it’d be easy to take a week or more for each of the islands. There’s just so much to do and see it’s really quite insane. […]
Visiting Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons
Out of all of the drives I’ve done in the mountains, and even some on the wrong side of the road on international trips, I’ve never been nervous about the road…that is until now. U.S. Highway 212 runs into Yellowstone National Park from Montana, starting just west of Billings, via Beartooth Pass. Beartooth Pass, at […]
A Drive Through Teddy Roosevelt National Park
After driving through the extremely scenery deprived east side of North Dakota, I finally came upon a rest stop called Painted Canyon. It also said it was an overlook for the badlands of Teddy Roosevelt National Park. To back track a bit, I should say the park was really nothing I had ever heard […]
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