During a Mother’s Day excursion to Kentucky, I was fortunate to experience a Red River Gorge zipline adventure. I once wrote a piece about adventure travel activities that do not really appeal to me. Ziplining was one of the five I chose. I was staying in a Red River Gorge Cabin Rental, and they have [...]
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Natural Bridge State Resort Park hiking to the arch
On a Mother’s Day adventure in Kentucky, we drove all night and arrived early to the Red River Gorge Area. Red River Gorge is in the Daniel Boone National Forest. Right next to the national forest is the Natural Bridge State Resort Park. Both are located about an hour southeast of Lexington, Kentucky. The highlight [...]
Welcome to the Hotel California in Rancho Mirage
The song Hotel California is not about any certain hotel, but if it was it sure could allude to the Westin Rancho Mirage Hotel in California. It is a place you can check in at any time, and you just will not want to leave. In this photo, the moon rises over the swimming pool, [...]
Illinois Beach State Park Dead River
If there is ever a time to visit the Dead River in Illinois Beach State Park it is a dreary spring day. Illinois Beach State Park is known primarily for its beach and Lake Michigan shoreline; however, there are a few inland trails worth a look as well. The Dead River is one of these [...]
Red River Gorge Kentucky photo essay
I just returned from a long Mother’s Day weekend in the Red River Gorge Kentucky, which is part of the Daniel Boone National Forest in southeastern Kentucky. I had heard great things about the place, and it sure did not disappoint. Anyone who loves outdoor adventure travel will love this prime spot less than an [...]
A Stagecoach sunset photo essay
When temperatures soar into the triple digits at Stagecoach Music Festival, many country music fans long for the sun to go down for two reasons. A Stagecoach sunset provides much needed relief and brings on the cooler evening. Unlike the humidity found at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee, the desert gets cool at night. Of course [...]
Mecca Hills Wilderness day hike through a slot canyon
While covering the Stagecoach Music Festival, I decided I needed a break one morning and did a Mecca Hills Wilderness day hike. The initial plan was to visit Joshua Tree National Park, and I put a declaration on my Facebook page that I was going to Joshua Tree. I got a message from a fellow [...]
Joshua Tree yucca plant along a gravel road
Joshua Tree National Park is known and named for the Joshua tree, but here is a picture of a Joshua Tree yucca plant. Another plant that gives this beautiful stark desert park in Southern California its cool identity is the yucca plant. I wonder if they ever considered calling it Yucca Plant National Park. Here [...]
Sleeping Bear Dunes beach aerial shot
Along the Empire Dunes Trail in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a great overlook of the Empire Dunes and this beach below along Lake Michigan. The trail is just outside the small town of Empire, Michigan and the trail is less than a mile to this fabulous overlook of the lake and the dunes, [...]
Mecca Hills Wilderness Area camping
While exploring the Southern California desert one morning, I came across a couple of people out in the Mecca Hills Wilderness Area camping. I was immediately jealous as I only had a short time to hike in the canyon. Not only is camping allowed in the area, but it is free, and it is possible [...]
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