It’s the late 1800s, and a lone sandstone shaft is hammered into the soil in the middle of a windy and dusty desert plain. Onlookers cheer and celebrate. The reason? […]
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Month: May 2015
Review of Yeti Roadie and Tundra: The Best Coolers around!
Every now and again I come across an amazing outdoors product that I feel is “worthy” enough to recommend to all of you readers. Well, that time has come again. […]
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Visiting Enchanted Rock State Natural Area in Texas
As you look up to the summit, heat waves simmer along the gray rock sloping endlessly before you. The Texas summer sun—never known to take a day off—swelters as heat […]
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Tourists Chased by Black Bears at Yellowstone National Park!
Several tourists were chased down by a momma black bear and her cubs at Yellowstone National Park this week and it was all caught on video. The video shows tourists […]
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Visiting Petrified Forest National Park
Tiny brown bits—fragments of massive petrified trees—coat a valley floor parted by the meandering Blue Mesa Trail. Right below you, a pyramid-shaped mound rises. Striped with pale purples, gray, and […]
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Visiting Rainbow Bridge National Monument
Standing nearly as tall as the Statue of Liberty, Rainbow Bridge is generally thought to be the largest land bridge in the world. Photographs simply can’t showcase just how big […]
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Visiting Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
The name sounds like something from a fantasy novel: the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. One of the steepest mountain descents in the world, Black Canyon earned its name from […]
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Visiting Channel Islands National Park
A pod of bottlenose dolphins races alongside your boat as it cuts through the choppy waters of the Pacific Ocean. While a delightful sight, your excitement is slightly tamed, as […]
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