Tag: scenic drives
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An Ode to the Mother Road: Driving Route 66 One Stretch at a Time
This year the road of all roads — the Mother Road — celebrates an incredible milestone: 100 years of U.S. Route 66. What I love about Route 66 is that it began as something fairly simple — a highway created to help travelers move between Chicago and Santa Monica. But over the decades it has…
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Exploring Mount Desert Island & Acadia National Park {Maine}
We brought my mom along and spent a few slow, golden days wandering the central coast of Maine, where autumn seemed to spill over everything. The leaves burned in shades of copper and gold, the rocky shoreline stretched out like something from a painting, and Acadia’s trails pulled us deeper into that crisp, salt-tinged air.…
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Summer Beauty & Hiking Trails of Shenandoah National Park {Virginia}
With a long weekend ahead, we were looking for a quick getaway—somewhere to spend a couple of days outdoors. Logically, we probably should have stayed home to prepare for our big trip to Europe in a few weeks. But the call of a weekend escape was too strong to resist. We finally settled on Shenandoah…
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Elephant Seals, Moonstones, & Tide Pools on the Central Coast {California}
It had been four years since my last trip to California. Some of my lifelong friends had moved to the Central Coast, settling in the quiet coastal town of Los Osos. Over the years they’ve become more like family, and being so far away from them had been harder than I expected. For months I…
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Driving Through Yoho National Park {British Columbia}
On our last day in the Canadian Rockies, we decided to take a drive to another national park before driving back to Calgary for our flight the next day. There are 4 national parks that make up the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks- Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, and Yoho. The pass to Kootenay was closed that day…
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Lighthouse, Fishing Boats & Rocky Shores at Peggy’s Cove {Nova Scotia}
It was a blustery day as we drove up the coast from Halifax toward Peggy’s Cove—one of those places that feels shaped as much by the wind and sea as by time itself. This small fishing village holds the distinction of being one of the most photographed places in Canada. With that reputation—and a long-standing…
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Cades Cove Loop- Smoky Mountain National Park {Tennessee}
We decided to take a impromptu trip to the Smoky Mountains this weekend. Although the weather was cold, it made for a wonderful weekend away. We decided to start with the Cades Cove Loop in the south west corner of the park. Because of the cool weather, it made the mountains all the more smoky…
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Smoky Mountain National Park {North Carolina}
Memorial Day weekend took us to North Carolina to enjoy the glorious mountains of the Smoky Mountain National Park. It was good for my soul to be back in mountains with so many trees and fresh air and hikes to explore. Sadly, I realized that my time in Florida has weakened my hiking ability. But…