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Hawaii’s Big Island Delivers Big
In early April we spent our spring break on the Big Island of Hawaii. It was our second time there. It is one of our favorite places in the world.
We had a magnificent time. We had seven days there, including the first three days in the Kona area, and the last four days in the [...]
Air travel: Overpriced then, cheap now?
We all bellyache about the airlines. I had a terrible lost luggage experience with American Airlines last week, and ranted about it. I’m still upset about all the cab fares and late night shopping and money-spending I had to do because they couldn’t find and deliver my bag in time for my keynote presentation to [...]
Country bumpkin visits Miami Beach
Greetings from Miami Beach!
Been having a blast on this trip. Was a keynote presenter today at Eye For Travel’s Online Travel Marketing conference at the Fontainebleau.
(Here’s the Twitter thread on Day 1 of the conference)
Well, yesterday I arrived. Made all connections and flights and had feet in sand by 2 pm EST. Bad news: Suitcase [...]
Giant Sequoias and other Yosemite Sights
(Written by one of two country bumpkins following a miraculous arrival to the San Francisco airport on May 19, which followed a trip that included several imbibings at fruit stands, some wrong turns, attempts to gas up the rental car at a non-gas station, a scolding or two, and other mishaps not fit for print)
Here’s [...]
Thunderous waterfalls and granite giants
(Written May 17, 2009)
As I write this I’m in a tent in Yosemite National Park. When we step outside we have views of a thick, green, healthy forest of big pine trees dotted with dogwood, and views above of Half Dome, a granite behemoth that towers over Curry Village. If that all isn’t enough, we [...]
Country bumpkins head to Yosemite
It’s Saturday, May 20, and our trip to Yosemite Park has started.
Sabrina Thoren, and I, are en route from Riverton, WY, to Denver, to Las Vegas, to San Francisco, where we’ll then head to Yosemite National Park.
This trip is a hiking adventure to belatedly commemorate each of our turning 40.
Here, our “private jet” awaits [...]
Angel’s Landing Hike in Zion National Park
Zion Trip, Pt. 2
Wow. I knew Angel’s Landing was exposed and that as a result of its heights and exposed nature it was to be an adventure.
We had been to Zion a few other times but as a family. Our sons are small so we had been (wisely) advised to stay away from Angel’s Landing… [...]
Zion National Park or Bust
(Zion Trip, Pt. 1)
In early March, I met Kathy, from Omaha, in Vegas. Our destination was Zion National Park.
I was looking for an adventurous getaway where I could capture some video for the MyZionPark.com website we’re working on while getting some great hiking and sightseeing in. It would be a short adventure vacation.
My husband, [...]
Why Camping is My Favorite Family Activity
Jerry and I have three sons, Wolf, 9, Hayden, 7 and Fin, 2. My favorite thing to do with the family is camping. I just love it. It’s a way to get close to nature, get dirty, find things to do that are not artificial or expensive, and typically the best campgrounds/campsites don’t have cell [...]
Vegas or Bust
Toward the end of our Spring Break road trip adventure, after 6 nights of camping, we surprised the kiddos with a night in Las Vegas. Since we were in dire need of showers and had spent little on the trip due to camping and picnicking, we splurged on a hotel. Thanks to Priceline we were [...]
National Park Trips
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