New River Gorge National Park is everything that those looking for the wild would hope to find. From choose-your-own adventure style trails, to sheer sandstone cliff faces that appear when you least expect them, to a beyond-ancient river coursing through – all just begging to be experienced.
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National Parks: Carlsbad Caverns
Carlsbad Caverns doesn’t just show you nature—it immerses you in its artistry. From the intricate formations that seem too perfect to be real to the sheer magnitude of the Big Room, every step is a revelation.
America’s Crown Jewels: Ranking The National Parks (as of 2024)
As of December 2024, I’ve visited 33 out of 63 National Parks. Each Park holds some special memory in my heart, and maybe that makes it unfair to “rank” them, but perhaps in doing so this may help others learn a bit about what I’ve carried away from these wonders in my heart.
A Guide to New York City’s Iconic Museums
While you can find art everywhere you turn in New York, some of the City’s most awe-inspiring collisions occur within the walls of its legendary museums. From the natural wonders of Earth to the timeless brilliance of human expression and the electric chaos of contemporary art, NYC’s museums offer something for everyone.
Collective Awe – The 2024 Solar Eclipse
Every bit of this Eclipse was a new, shocking, wow-filled, awe-striking, burst of wonder that fills your heart to overflowing about the grandeur of being alive. I don’t know how one could walk away from witnessing what I saw without this flood of emotions.
Plunged Into The Strangest Night
The temperature dropped dramatically, the birds stopped their songs mid-verse, street lamps lining the nearby highway and the mall parking lot we had set up shop in flickered on, and for a brief moment in time – silence swept over the land. This hush felt more like a shock to the collective system of the planet, than a peaceful quiet calm.
National Parks: Petrified Forest
Come for the petrified wood, be amazed by the Painted Desert. What a surprising and beautiful Park this one was. A fantastic and worthwhile stop on any road trip across the Southwest!
Black Hills: A Western Adventureland
Sprawling Ponderosa Pine forests, Native Americans, jagged rock formations, casinos, saloons, gold mines, buffalo, bears, and massive stone sentinels – no, this isn’t the Wild West of the past, but the Black Hills of South Dakota are the closest experience to it that I’ve ever had. Growing up being partially raised by my Grandpa, I…
Sedona: Wide-Eyed and Awestruck
A land that dares you to explore its wonder and where the word magic takes on new meaning
Florida Beach Guide: East Coast
People who aren’t from Florida may have a hard time believing this, but East Coast Beaches are wildly different from West Coast Beaches – so much so that people who enjoy one of them, may want nothing to do with the other. But to those of us who just straight up love the beach, thanks to Florida’s unique shape and location, just a few hours’ drive can cause you to experience both in the same day (and if you time it right, witnessing both sunrise and sunset over the ocean).