3 Things to Do in New Orleans
What do you think of when you hear New Orleans? Mardi Gras? Bourbon Street? Jazz music? Creole cuisine? My friend, Steph, and I decided to …
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Spring Break – A Brief Guide to San Francisco
Spring break!!! Crazy beach parties? Booze? Unspeakable stories? My last spring break before graduating undergrad. I have never really taken a trip for spring break, …
My First Backpacking Trip: The Grand Canyon
Canyon – can•yon – A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it, as found in North America. Grand Canyon Panorama from Bright …
4 Highlights from Backpacking the Havasupai Reservation
Havasupai Reservation is part of the Grand Canyon. We applied for permits for hiking and camping. It was early in the season, but also it …
Havasupai Reservation and Grand Canyon Itinerary
Planning for my first backpacking experience was a lot of effort. I did not have the necessary gear (except for my backpack). As a broke …
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London
A Guided Tour: Palace of Westminster and Houses of Parliament
The Palace of Westminster is my favorite building in London, and I always recommend it to my friends and family as a must-see. Elizabeth Tower …
London’s Mail Rail Ride at The Postal Museum
It was way ahead of its time, a solution to transport mail more efficiently away from the horses and the street traffic. Opening in 1927 …
2 Days in London: An Aggressive Sightseeing Itinerary
London is a large city with museums, history, and pubs. I’ve had a few friends visit and I keep going back to similar things to …
Trip Reports
Bike to Hike: an Overnight Trip to Three Fingers Lookout
The concept of sleeping on top of a mountain in a lookout tower somehow convinced me to ride a bike 10 miles up a washed …
A Spring Guide to Backcountry Skiing Mount St. Helens
Washington volcanoes are an objective many mountaineers and skiers seek early spring and into the summer months. Mount St. Helens ranks in as the fifth …
Scotland: Hiking the Carn Mor Dearg Arete Loop on Ben Nevis
Ben Nevis is the highest point in the United Kingdom and is reason enough to want to hike to the top. Even in the summer …