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20
Feb
Sailing on the York River

Sailing Yorktown

On our visit to Yorktown, I saw the city as the French first did in 1781, when the fleet of Admiral De Grassein arrived to support General Washington’s attack on Yorktown.
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18
Feb
Statue of mailman in old time clothing near base of lighthouse

The Barefoot Mailman

Hiking barefoot in Florida isn’t new. Back in the 1880s, it was part of your job description if you delivered mail between Palm Beach and Miami.
3 min read
12
Jan
Inside the new American Revolution Museum

The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown

It’s not often that you get a behind-the-scenes look at a museum before it opens. The new 80,000 square foot American Revolution Museum at Yorktown should open later this year.
2 min read
14
Dec
Spacefrog

Spacefrog in the Lobster Pot

A morning adventure in which we avoid Battlefrog and find Spacefrog instead after a bear-scented walk through a scrub forest on the Florida Trail.
4 min read
12
Nov
Skyline Drive

Fall Color on Skyline Drive

Enjoy the glorious colors of autumn leaves along Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park in October. The 105-mile historic parkway offers unparalleled vistas.
5 min read
04
Nov
Gamboa Resort, Panama

The Rainforest

It fell as if scripted. But this was the real thing, and to feel the thunderous power of the Panamanian rainforest was a wondrous thing.
1 min read
25
Oct
Lago-Grey-Chile-Icebergs

Patagonia, in perspective

At the edge of Lago Grey in Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile, the vastness of the landscape is highlighted by the size of hikers passing massive icebergs.
1 min read
07
Oct
Topock Gorge on the Colorado River

London Bridge by Jet Boat

Taking a 6-hour tour from Laughlin, Nevada to the (original) London Bridge in Arizona is quite a commitment of time, but a fascinating Colorado River journey.
4 min read
03
Oct
Happy Trails on the Horseshoe Trail

Happy Trails on the Horseshoe Trail

In the West, a trail ride is what you do. A ride through the desert in Lake Mead Recreation Area offered stellar views of the Colorado River in Laughlin, Nevada
4 min read
02
Oct
North Reach, Colorado River Greenway

Hiking the Colorado River Heritage Greenway

A hike on the Colorado River Greenway to the North Reach and Davis Dam in Laughlin, Nevada, offers up-close encounters with a ghost town, the river, and the Mohave desert.
5 min read