— Located in Glacier National Park in the Two Medicine Lake area, Running Eagle Falls can be reached via a handicap-accessible nature trail of about 0.6 miles roundtrip. Beyond that point, there is a bridge to lead visitors across the creek … Read More

— Another flashback from our 2004 trip to Alaska. Mendenhall Glacier, located just a short drive outside of Juneau, Alaska’s capital, is approximately 13.6 miles (21.7 km) and is part of the Mendenhall Glacier Recreational Area. The glacier had several … Read More

— When we were going to hike Huayna Picchu (the mountain in the background in the photo above), we were lucky to walk through Machu Picchu at sunrise. What a magical site to see! Although we returned in the afternoon … Read More

The first time I drove on Highway 90 coming back from Big Bend National Park, I could not stop at this scenic location. Some repairs were being done on the bridge. Then, in 2012, on another trip back from Big … Read More

At our recent trip to the national parks in Utah, we marveled at the many hoodoos in Bryce Canyon. The Scenic Drive in the park is a must on anyone’s list. At each stopping point, you can spend several minutes … Read More

— Going to Peru was one of those bucket-list trips we had in mind. Besides hitting the must-see locations, as it always happens, we discovered that some unexpected places were nearly magical. Just outside of Puno, where Lake Titicaca is … Read More

Davis Mountains State Park is one of my favorite places in Texas. The mountain views and scenery are breathtaking. We have visited this park several times (it’s about 6 hours from Austin). Earlier this year I posted another scene from … Read More

One of our favorite destinations, Lake Tahoe is always beautiful no matter what the weather and time of the year. The last time we were there, it was Spring Break 2015. On our first afternoon, we went to the dock … Read More

— On our trip to the national parks in the state of Washington we enjoyed the solitude in the trails in North Cascades. Staying in town in Seattle during the weekends assured us very few people on the trails on … Read More

— Accessibility is arguably the main reason why the Grand Canyon National Park North Rim has fewer visitors than the South Rim. Actually the North Rim receives only 1/10th of the visitors the South Rim has. The North Rim is … Read More