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03/23/2026

We recently had the occasion to walk along two totally different trails on two succeeding days in Wall Springs State Park near Palm Harbor, Florida. The park got its name from Charles F. Wall who purchased the property in the 1880’s that eventually became an exclusive resort area with healing alka...

02/01/2026

Tucked into the ponderosa pines of the Sandia Mountains east of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Tinkertown Museum is a hand-built labyrinth of imagination, humor, and eccentricity. More than a roadside attraction, it is a folk-art environment—part carnival, part curiosity cabinet, and part autobiography....

01/17/2026

Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota, is a historic monument that features the carved faces of four prominent U.S. presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. While the monument offers an unforgettable outdoor adventure, a recent fa...

01/01/2026

We headed up a winding road with multiple switchbacks high above Burbank toward Mount Wilson and its observatories. All along the way we stared in wonder across the valleys at the heavily eroded and dark forested foothills with deep declivities making me feel as though we were down in the Andes moun...

12/19/2025

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Nestled amid the rugged, breathtaking landscapes of Estes Park, the Stanley Hotel rises like a grand apparition—beautiful, imposing, and wrapped in an aura of mystery. Its stately silhouette against the snow-dusted Rocky Mountains feels almost otherworldly. While vacationing near Rocky Mountain Na...

12/12/2025

During our two-day escape to Los Angeles, we decided to step into the world of contemporary art and creativity at The Broad Museum—a striking landmark in downtown LA that has become a must-visit for art lovers around the globe. Walt Disney Concert Hall A Work of Art Before You Even Enter Right nex...

12/08/2025

From Bruges to Santa Fe, a painter translates memory, motion, and myth through color and curiosity. William Rotsaert paints in the language of color — heatwaves and highways, red-orange skies that shimmer with motion, and the flicker of gasoline flames under a 1957 Chevy Bel Air. His canvases puls...

12/02/2025

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During our stay in Keene, NH, we stumbled onto what locals apparently consider a casual family outing: climbing Mount Monadnock—the second most climbed mountain in the world. Naturally, with my wife’s parents visiting from Colorado (elite mountain people by default), we figured this was the perf...

12/01/2025

I remember my wife and I having such fun with the kids as they grew up in the small town of Laramie, Wyoming. Winters came early at Laramie's elevation of 7,200 feet. Our living room was higher than the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. But when winter did come, it was usually with full for...