With Half Dome, El Capitan, and a section of the PCT, it’s easy to wonder if there are any easy hikes in Yosemite. YES – and some of the easiest lead to the park’s best views! Keep reading to learn about the best easy, short trails in Yosemite. Yosemite National Park is home to some of the most revered and recognizable landscapes in the entire world. With enormous granite rock[...]
A trip to Yellowstone National Park is bucket list-worthy in itself, but one way to make it even more memorable is to experience Yellowstone glamping. At Yellowstone Tipis, you’ll stay in an authentic canvas tipi with plenty of upscale amenities, while being just steps from the park. Yellowstone National Park is home to some of the world’s most stunning landscapes, spectacular nat[...]
As a travel writer who’d written about Half Dome many times before hiking it myself, I know a LOT about the ins and outs of the route, as well as the Half Dome lottery and permit system. This guide outlines everything you need to know! Yosemite is one of the world’s most revered national parks, and Half Dome is one of its most iconic landmarks — not to mention one of its best, mo[...]
If you're an outdoor enthusiast (or looking for a gift for one!), the National Parks Annual Pass, AKA the America the Beautiful Pass, is the holy grail. This guide breaks down everything you could possibly want to know about it, including where to get it and how much it costs. Are you a National Parks Annual Pass holder?If not, and you're one of the 327.5 million people who visited a n[...]
Do you have a woman in your life who prefers to go hiking rather than shopping, who would choose sleeping in a tent or cool treehouse over a penthouse apartment?If the answer is yes, you’ve likely struggled to purchase gifts for her in the past...right? I may or may not be one of these females myself, so I'm definitely speaking from firsthand experience!Being that I travel extensively, a[...]
Yellowstone National Park is one of the most unique places in the entire world. With its steaming geysers and other geothermal features, impressive waterfalls, incredible wildlife, and epic hiking and camping opportunities, it's no wonder the park draws well over four million visitors each year. Also unsurprisingly, one of the most popular Montana bucket list adventures is Yellowstone whi[...]
From world-famous ski resorts to teeny-tiny (but wildly scenic!) hamlets few people have ever heard of, this guide takes a deep dive into over 20 of the best mountain towns in Colorado. Few U.S. destinations are quite as iconic as Colorado mountain towns. The Rocky Mountains carve jaw-dropping, dramatic landscapes throughout the state, creating stunning vistas, year-round outdoor recre[...]
One of South Dakota’s Great 8, Badlands National Park is paradise on Earth for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts. A rugged, beautiful-in-its-own-way paradise, yes, but paradise nonetheless.The park is full of the colorful namesake badlands formations, vast prairies, and tons of unique wildlife — bison and bighorn sheep, in particular. To best explore this otherworldly landscape, e[...]
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) is one of those parks you can visit over and over again and never have the same experience twice. Perhaps that's why it's consistently the most visited national park in the country...by a LOT. GSMNP welcomes at least 12 million visitors a year, whereas runner-up Zion in Utah draws "just" five million. The park's 522,427 acres are divided be[...]
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