Happy New Year!!!!! I welcome 2016. 2015 was rough. Some really awesome stuff happened though: I wrote a book, visited over 30 National Parks, visited my 49th state, reconnected with lots of old friends and made new ones on 20+ trips around North America, and I got back on stage […]
When I think of mountainous states I think of Colorado. Or even the Sierra Nevada of California. Or the Appalachian of the east. But I don’t think South Dakota. I always found the term “Black Hills of South Dakota” puzzling because I didn’t think there were hills there and Mt. […]
I used a map to plan my trip through the Dakotas. A real, paper map. One of the things that scares me the most about the digital revolution is that there will soon be entire generations that don’t know how to read a map. So I embraced the chance to […]
Visiting the Theodore Roosevelt National Park South Unit from the North Unit also involves a bit of time travel. The Units are an hour apart. The North Unit operates on Mountain Time. The South Unit operates on Central Time. I arrived the same time I left. Whoa. Mind blown! Theodore […]
On February 12, 1884 a 25 year old Theodore Roosevelt became a father. Two days later, his wife died. Hours later, his mother died. Devastated, Teddy soon set off for North Dakota. One of his main goals was to hunt bison, but he became intrigued with the cattle industry and […]
When you think “North Dakota,”what comes to mind? For me it was space. A flat expanse covered by prairie grass, corn, and as of recently, oil fields. Something I didn’t think of was rivers. But North Dakota has them. In fact they have two National Park Sites along rivers. I […]
I made it back! A week ago I returned from 10 days in North and South Dakota. It was a solo trip and could not have gone any better! I had an amazing time and I can’t wait to share all of the places I discovered with you. As incredible […]
The past few posts have been about my trip to Colonial National Park. While I enjoyed Jamestowne, Yorktown, Colonial Williamsburg, and saving money throughout the weekend I made the most surprising discovery at Fort Monroe National Monument. Fort Monroe was once known as the Gibraltar of the Chesapeake and is […]
If you’re a single, young professional with travel as your main hobby, economical travel better be a hobby too. Thankfully for me it is! My top two hobbies are 1. Travel and 2. Saving Money Here are a few things I did to save nearly $150 on my visits to […]
Given the choice of anything to do on a sunny summer day, rolling a hoop down the road with a stick wouldn’t be my top choice. But there was something about the Colonial Williamsburg commercials I saw as a kid that made it look so fun! Finally now, about 20 […]
A visit to Colonial Williamsburg is an adventure in time travel. Once you leave the parking lot you can be anywhere from 1775 to 1781. Between the catalysts for the Revolution and the granting of independence. Governor’s Palace The Governor’s Palace that can be toured today sits on the site […]
I’m not sure where the tradition of free hotel food came from. Was it the free coffee in every lobby? Or the free continental breakfast from every economy hotel chain? Or even the free cookies at DoubleTree? In fact, I’ve also gotten free cookies on stays at Holiday Inn and […]