Grand Teton is a beautiful park. The mountains are some of the prettiest in the state (maybe the country), and lovely lakes reflect the peaks in their quiet waters. However, it’s not much of a day-hiker’s paradise—in fact, there are…
Garden of Music: The Toronto Music Garden
Last summer, I attended a conference in Toronto, Canada. We had the afternoon off, so several of us decided to check out the waterfront near the CN Tower. Instead of just seeing boats and walking along Lake Ontario, we discovered…
Arboretum Trail System at Kent Park
About a year ago, I posted about the Kent Park Arboretum in Webster, NY. Well, just for old time’s sake, I recently visited the arboretum again. This time, however, instead of simply looking at the flowers, we continued on to…
Perfect Reflection of Mt Hood
Although I’ve driven past Mt. Hood several times over the years, I had never actually stopped to hike in the area until this past summer. I didn’t regret the decision to stop here: the area is beautiful, and Mt. Hood,…
The Serengeti in the US: Saratoga Springs
In the far south-east part of Death Valley National Park is a dirt road. That’s no big surprise, as there are lots of dirt roads in this section of the park, but on this particular dirt road is another dirt…
Sunset at the Great Salt Lake
On a recent trip to the west coast, we decided to stop at Utah’s Great Salt Lake. However, by the time we reached Salt Lake City, it was going on 7pm, and the sun was dipping towards the horizon. Not…
Awesome Views in Rocky Mountain from Flattop Mountain and Hallett Peak
On a trip to Rocky Mountain National Park last summer, we decided to hike up Flattop Mountain on our last day in the park. We’d already hiked Lily Mountain and the Ute Trail, but hoped to see some more stunning…
A Book Come True: the Boston Public Garden
The city of Boston, MA, boasts many historical landmarks, from its harbor to its courthouse to Paul Revere’s home. However, to many children, more notable than any of these places is the Public Gardens, where the book Make Way for…
Alpine Scenery to Stun You at Mt. Baker’s Twin Lakes
A beautiful location to visit if you’re anywhere near the Mt. Baker Highway is the Twin Lakes, located near the town of Glacier. The turquoise lakes surrounded by high mountain walls are quite the destination unto themselves, whether for a…
Prettiest Little Falls in Olympic: Marymere Falls
One of our favorite hikes in Olympic National Park is the trail to Marymere Falls. For some reason, we always seem to end up doing the trail whenever we visit the park. There are probably three reasons for this, 1)…