A Guide to Bailey Yard & Golden Spike Tower: Visiting the World’s Largest Rail Yard
Heading west through Nebraska, beyond the iconic landmark of Chimney Rock and the maginificent Courthouse and Jail Rocks on the…
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A Beacon on the Prairie: Retracing the Oregon Trail at Scotts Bluff National Monument
There’s a certain hypnosis that takes hold when you’re driving across the vast, open plains of western Nebraska. The sky…
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Old Prairie Town Topeka: Visitor Guide to the Ward-Meade Historic Site
When a British outdoor enthusiast maps out a road trip across the American Midwest, getting your bearings requires a bit…
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Independence: Harry S Truman Library and Museum
It was the start of our journey along the Oregon Trail, over 2000 miles following the way of the wheeled…
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Waimea Valley Oahu, Hawaii Waimea Falls Trail
Hawaii is known for its lush vegetation and this is very apparent on the Waimea Falls hike I want to…
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Anthony Creek Trail
I have traveled to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park probably more than anywhere that I have been in this…
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Newfoundland: Leech Brook – The Roar of the Water
In Newfoundland, the winters can vary from year to year. This year we have been experiencing extremely colder temperatures earlier…
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Hiking the North Head Trail: Signal Hill’s Most Dramatic Coastal Walk
When it comes to rugged, raw, and atmospheric coastal hiking, few places on Earth can match the wild beauty of…
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Vancouver From Above: Rooftops and Cityscapes
You know the drill. One of the ‘must dos’ in a city visit is to find the best viewpoint across…
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Totem Poles of Alert Bay and the U’mista Cultural Centre, Canada
The other blogs in this series from Vancouver Island have tended to concentrate on the landscape, wildlife or tourist activities…
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The Wolf: A Brief Encounter, Vancouver Island
A regular daybreak walk turned into a full on wildlife encounter. Then later it turned into a lesson in conservation…
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Encountering Grizzly Bears in Knight Inlet: A Wildlife Lover’s Ultimate Adventure
I was ready to immerse myself in the wild beauty of Knight Inlet, Vancouver, Canada. Where an encounter with grizzly…
