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— 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

— After being cooped up over 8 hours while attending a conference in Chicago, I got back to my hotel and had to go for a quick walk before night fell. It was just the right time of the day … 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

— Dedicated on September 11, 2003, the 9/11 Memorial at the Texas State Cemetery (Austin) is a tribute honoring those Texans who died in the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC, on September 11, 2001. The final design … 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