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Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad: What to Know Before You Go
Post Summary: Plan a Trip on the Historic Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Words can not describe accurately enough just how majestic and grand are the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Some of Colorado’s most jaw-dropping sights are in its southwestern corner. I first visited this part of Colorado with my family when I was 16 years old and I remember telling myself on that trip, “I WILL move here one day”. Well, I have yet to permanently relocate to Colorado, but I sure do visit as often as possible. In 2019, Randy and I took an epic Colorado national park road trip and during our visit we spent…
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Sedona: A Hiker’s Paradise
Post Topic: Best Hikes in Sedona that You Can’t Miss If I’m being honest, I’ve been dragging my feet on writing this post. Partly because life has been so chaotic with other responsibilities and partly because I felt like I couldn’t do it justice. Sedona completely blew us away, in a very unexpected way. As a national park junkie, I was a tad bit apprehensive about visiting a hiking destination that wasn’t a national park. You know what I mean? National Parks just do everything better. But I’m now convinced that Sedona SHOULD be a national park! Day hiking has easily become one of my most favorite activities, especially when…
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Wichita Mountains: Oklahoma’s Best Kept Secret
Wow… who knew that Oklahoma has mountains? Last weekend, desperate for a trip away from the big city, we started searching for places within a few hours drive from Dallas. That’s when it hit me. I had heard about the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge a few years ago – that it was a good place to hike. And it was only 3 hours from home. Knowing very little about this part of Oklahoma, we decided only a couple hours before leaving the house that we would give it a try. It is Oklahoma, so my expectations for these “mountains” was pretty low. Oklahoma is the land of fields and…
