Savannah, Georgia is the state’s oldest city and is veritably bursting at the seams with history. The historic downtown is dominated by old mansions and quaint squares shaded by massive live oaks draped with ropey, eerie, Spanish moss. Walking around the city, I was struck by the sort of gothic Southern charm that oozes out […]
Author: Theresa Wylie
Channel Islands National Park: Is It Worth It?
The Channel Islands national park is an archipelago of islands about an hour and a half away (by sea) from Ventura, California. The islands are beautiful, but if you’re coming just for this, it might be a little disappointing. That sounds harsh, but they are hard to get to unless you’re local to the area. […]
Don’t Miss Wiesbaden Hot Springs in Ouray, CO
The Wiesbaden Hot Springs is the oldest commercial hot springs in Ouray, Colorado. There’s a reason it’s been around so long: it is absolutely the best. There are several places in Ouray, Colorado, where you can visit natural hot springs. I was surprised to find that most of them look like regular swimming pools that […]
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Western Colorado is not quite as hard to get to as Big Bend, but it’s not exactly a walk in the park, either. (Except, it kind of is.) The nearest airport is Montrose Regional airport, which is just 21 minutes away. However, if you’re making a special effort to […]
Visit Boquillas del Carmen, Mexico from Big Bend National Park
Yes, you can turn your Big Bend hiking trip into an international vacation! Just head to the Boquillas Crossing inside the park, roll up your pants, and wade across the Rio Grande. 🙂 Don’t worry, if you don’t feel like getting your feet wet, you can take a little rowboat for only $5. How do […]
Hiking Trails Guide: Big Bend National Park
Yes, there are apps with information about Big Bend hiking trails, but they can be a little clinical in their descriptions. I’m breaking it down for you in real-people-who-hiked-it terms and including simplified maps and visuals of where things are. If you’re like me, being able to see a bird’s eye view of the layout […]
Review of Basecamp Terlingua at Big Bend National Park
Basecamp Terlingua is a collection of accommodations sprawled on a huge plot of land, just off highway 170. Every accommodation has plenty of space around it for privacy, although you never feel 100% alone which is kind of a good thing, honestly. I’m not sure how alone I would care to find myself in the […]
Big Bend Accommodations: Camping, Glamping, Lodges, & More
There are lots of different options for Big Bend accommodations. If you haven’t been here before, it can be pretty confusing to figure out which one will be the best for you and the most convenient to the park. I posted before with some general tips about planning a trip to Big Bend, but here […]
Know Before You Go: Big Bend National Park
Big Bend is the fourth largest National Park in the US, located in a very remote part of Southwest Texas, along the border with Mexico. Big Bend is hard to get to, which means that people who are visiting the park really mean to be here. It’s not a quick stopover between their work conference […]
Eleuthera Beaches, Bahamas
Eleuthera is a long skinny island which means there are way too many beaches to mention in this little ol’ blog post. In fact, if you learn nothing else from this, just know that the island runs north to south, straddling the Caribbean ocean on the west, and the Atlantic ocean on the east. The […]