7 Notes On Visiting Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park is small & compact, but very underrated. It’s a very special Park.
7 Notes on Visiting Olympic National Park
Olympic is one of the most underrated National Parks.
4 Reasons To Try Bicycle Tours of Atlanta
Bicycle Tours of Atlanta is the perfect way for anyone visiting, moving, or living in Atlanta to get to know the city.
7 Notes on Visiting Seattle
Seattle is a city in an incredibly beautiful setting that is surprising in several ways.
7 Notes on Visiting Mt. Rainier National Park
Mt. Rainier National Park is an incredible, beautiful, and underrated National Park.
Longmire Cabin In Mt. Rainier National Park
The Longmire settled the land around Mt. Rainier in cabins that still exist today.
4 Notes on Visiting Little Ocmulgee State Park
Little Ocmulgee State Park is one of Georgia’s oldest State Parks in middle Georgia. It has a lake built by…
Bangor, Maine, USA
On my way back from Acadia National Park, we got to stop in Bangor, ME, which strikes me as a…
5 Notes On Visiting Chattahoochee Bend State Park
Chattahoochee Bend State Park is one of Georgia’s newest State Parks…and in 20 years or so, it will be one…
3 Reasons Why State Parks Are Underrated
I am only a few visits away from visiting every State Park in Georgia. It’s been one of the best…
5 Notes on Visiting Mammoth Cave National Park
On an Eastern National Parks road trip, I got to visit Mammoth Cave National Park. I had no idea what…
5 notes On Visiting Indian Springs State Park
Indian Springs State Park is one of Georgia’s oldest State Parks. It’s located in middle Georgia, close to I-75 and…
5 Notes on Visiting Shenandoah National Park
As part of a Eastern National Parks road trip, I got to visit Shenandoah National Park in northern Virginia. Here…
5 Notes on the National Museum of the Air Force
So many random small towns in the United States have an old World War II or Vietnam era plane that…
5 Notes on Dayton Aviation National Historic Park
On my trip to Dayton, Ohio for the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse, I was able to spend some time at…
5 Notes on Visiting Dayton, Ohio
For the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse, I got to drive straight up I-75 to Dayton, Ohio (the closest decent size…
5 Notes On Visiting High Falls State Park
High Falls State Park is a Georgia State Park near I-75 in middle Georgia along the Towaliga River. It’s fairly…
5 Notes On Visiting Sloppy Floyd State Park
I visited Sloppy Floyd State Park in northwest Georgia for several nights. It is a small but underrated park for…
5 Notes On Visiting Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site
I’ve visited Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site several times on my trips to the Oconee National Forest in middle Georgia….
5 Notes On Visiting Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site
I visited the Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site in Northwest Georgia one weekend. I had put it off for…
5 Notes On Visiting A.H. Stephens State Park
I’ve stopped at A.H. Stephens State Park several times, mainly because it’s right off I-20 and a perfect rest stop…
5 Notes On Visiting Smithgall Woods State Park
Smithgall Woods State Park is one of Georgia’s most special properties in their entire State Park portfolio. It was gifted…
5 Notes on Visiting Magnolia Springs State Park
Magnolia Springs State Park is a very underrated Georgia State Park in Millen, GA. It’s built around, well, an actual…
5 Notes on Visiting Don Carter State Park
Don Carter State Park is a relatively new State Park along the north side of Lake Lanier near Gainesville, Georgia….
Bunker Hill
While visiting Boston, I got to walk up to Bunker Hill (i.e., the one battle that every American kid learns…
10 Notes on Visiting General Coffee State Park
General Coffee State Park is a Georgia State Park near Douglas, Georgia in the far south of the state. It…
10 Notes on Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry
While visiting Chicago, we got to visit the Museum of Science and Industry on the Southside. And on our first…
Crooked River State Park
Crooked River State Park is an absolute hidden gem in the Georgia State Park system. Though it is small, I…
Visiting Skidaway Island State Park
While staying at Fort McAllister State Park, we got to take a day trip to Skidaway Island State Park. Here…
10 Notes On The Dalton Highway
As part of a trip to Alaska in the summer of 2022, I got to ride in a shuttle for…
10 Notes on Visiting Cleveland
On my trip to Cuyahoga National Park, I got to take a short day trip into the city of Cleveland,…
3 Notes on the Chicago Japanese Gardens
For families (or anyone) visiting Chicago, the Museum of Science and Industry is far and away the biggest, best, most…
10 Notes On Visiting Cloudland Canyon State Park
Cloudland Canyon is a Georgia State Park in the far northeast of Georgia. I’ve been able to visit several times…
6 Reasons Why Atlanta’s Delta Museum of Flight Is Underrated
Atlanta, a city tons of famous attractions like Aquarium, National Civil and Human Rights Museum, College Football Hall of Fame,…
TIL About The Chena River in Alaska
During my trip to Alaska, we spent a day in Fairbanks before heading further north. In addition to checking out…
4 Notes on Visiting Seminole State Park
I was able to visit Seminole State Park in the very southwestern corner of Georgia. The Park was very different…
6 Notes on Visiting Hofwyl Broadfield State Historic Site
On my way to see Cumberland Island National Seashore, I was able to stop off and see the Hofwyl Broadfield…
6 Notes on Visiting Red Top Mountain State Park
I was able to visit Red Top Mountain State Park in Cartersville, GA in October. Even though it was incredibly…
5 Notes on Visiting New Echota State Historic Site
As part of my project to visit every Georgia State Park & Historic Site, I went to New Echota State…
3 Reasons Why Ditching Bucket Lists Are Underrated
“Overtourism” is a real problem. People blame Instagram and social media. Or just smartphones. But I think a deeper shift…
Visiting Travelers Rest State Historic Site
Travelers Rest State Historic Site is a hidden gem in the Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites division. It does…
Visiting Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
I recently visited the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, and it was nothing like I expected. Here are seven surprising things…
Sikes Cut, St George Island Florida
Sikes Cut divides Saint George Island from Little St. George Island in Florida. It was a project where the Army…
The Yukon River: America’s Most Underrated River
While traveling through Alaska on the Dalton Highway, I got to cross the only bridge over the Yukon River in…
Visiting India after 8 Years: 8 Observations
In June, I got to visit India for a week. It’s been 8 years almost to the week since I…
On Visiting Mojave National Preserve
I visited Mojave National Preserve on a short day trip within my business trip to Las Vegas in 2020. I…
Exploring Scull Shoals Historic Site
I recently visited the Scull Shoals Historic Site in the Oconee National Forest*. The site is very accessible just following…
On Visiting Death Valley National Park
I visited Death Valley National Park in January 2018 as a side trip on my business trip to Las Vegas….
On Visiting Congaree National Park
Congaree National Park protects 30,000+ acres of bottomland forest in South Carolina. Even though it’s not in the “top tier”…
The Las Vegas Strip: 10+ Observations
The past few years, I’ve been able to visit Las Vegas for a business conference. On each trip, I’ve left…
On Visiting Hard Labor Creek State Park
After visiting Vogel State Park, my family and I took another mini-vacation to Hard Labor Creek State Park in July…
Visiting Nicaragua: 10+ Observations
In August 2017, I got to visit & travel around Nicaragua for a week. Like all of Central America, it’s…
On Visiting Vogel State Park
After an incredible long weekend at Fort Mountain State Park in October, my family decided to make staying at every…
10 Notes On Visiting Savannah, Georgia
I’ve been through Savannah several times, but never on an extended trip. In May, I got to visit for a…
On Visiting Las Vegas, Nevada
In January 2017, I visited Las Vegas for the first time. I went there on business to attend a conference….
On Visiting India’s Big Tourist Attractions
My trip to India was spent primarily at my sister’s wedding and on the train to Delhi – but since…
On Riding Indian Railways
When I traveled to India, we flew into Bengaluru for my sister’s wedding. But we also wanted to make our…
On Traveling To India
In June 2016, I traveled to India with my parents and younger sister to attend my other younger sister’s wedding….
On Visiting Boston, Massachusetts
During the last week of December 2014, my wife Shannon and I went to Boston, Massachusetts on a brief 5-day…
On Visiting Portland, Maine
During our visit to Boston, we were able to take a day trip to Portland, ME via Amtrak. It was…