I didn't intend for this to be such a domestically focused travel year. It just worked out that way. Thanks in part to my expertise in the Southern region, many trips I took were close to home. But I also vowed to see more of my own country this year, which was accomplished during a trip out west … [Read more...] about The Beauty of America’s National Parks
Estes Park
Where We Slept on the National Parks Road Trip
The two-week trip my sister Sammi and I took around Wyoming and Colorado was fast paced, almost staying in a new destination every night, and involved equal parts camping and hotels. This was my ideal situation as was Sammi's. She provided the tent and necessary gear, doing that part of the … [Read more...] about Where We Slept on the National Parks Road Trip
Finding Literary Inspiration at the Stanley Hotel
“He would write it for the reason he felt that all great literature, fiction and nonfiction, was written: truth comes out, in the end it always comes out. He would write it because he felt he had to.” ― Stephen King, The Shining • • • Most people can identify the significance of the hotel … [Read more...] about Finding Literary Inspiration at the Stanley Hotel
A Beer Lover’s Guide to Colorado
When my sister and I decided to fly in and out of Denver and rent a car to go to Wyoming, we knew that one of the top priorities was visiting the glorious breweries that call the state home. It's only been in the last few years that I've gotten really into craft beer so visiting Colorado is like … [Read more...] about A Beer Lover’s Guide to Colorado