Lake Michigan has no shortage of beautiful beaches and shorelines. There’s public beaches, state parks, state forests, and scenic drives. But today, I want to talk specifically about one of the best state parks in Wisconsin and that is Kohler Andrae State Park. While you can just focus on relaxing on the beach on your …
Devil’s Lake State Park is both the largest and most popular state park in Wisconsin. The lake is nice, but what makes it so special is the towering bluffs surrounding the lake on its eastern and western sides. This makes for some great hiking and amazing views. In this guide, I’ll cover everything to know …
There is so much to see and do in the southwestern United States. From the Grand Canyon to Utah’s Mighty Five, there is just so much to choose from. That can make planning difficult, even if you have ten days to work with. The annoying thing is sometimes, you don’t even have a full week …
Snow Canyon State Park was an unexpected delight and a great addition to my short trip to Utah. It was not on my original itinerary, but my plans had to change and I was left with about a half day and nothing to fill it with. Since I was staying in St. George, nearby Snow …
Utah’s Snow Canyon State Park is an unexpected delight. It was not part of my original itinerary, but got added on when I found out it wasn’t going to be possible to do one of the hikes I wanted at Zion National Park. In the end, I think it worked out well, especially because over …
Valley of Fire State Park is an easy, and fun, day trip from Las Vegas. There’s plenty of hiking opportunities, but honestly, I think it’s worth it even if you only do the scenic drive and visit some view points. Despite having visited national parks in this region (the Grand Canyon in Arizona, Death Valley …
When you think of Iowa, you probably think of corn and farmland. While that’s a fair assessment (and what you’ll see if you take Interstate 80 all the way across Iowa), what if I told you that there were some fun caves to explore? Maquoketa Caves State Park in eastern Iowa makes for a fun …
Custer State Park in South Dakota gets added to a lot of Black Hills Itineraries. After you visit, you’ll understand what all of the hype is about. With its scenic drives, first class hiking, and opportunities for wildlife spotting, this state park is one of the best I’ve ever visited. In fact, when I talked …
When you visit Portland, Maine, you’ll find a lot of activities in downtown Portland to keep you busy. You can take the mail boat cruise to enjoy the scenery as a ship makes its rounds dropping off passengers and mail. You could visit a museum to learn some history or do some shopping. Plus you’ll …
During my fall road trip through New England, I added a day trip to Mystic, Connecticut to my itinerary. Now, I do have to be honest. Sometimes, you make plans and you’re super excited about them and other times, you add thing to your itinerary because you feel like you have to. Mystic, CT was …
