It was hard to believe we were in the desert. With its lush trees and flowing waters, Utah’s Zion National Park looked more like Maine’s 2,000-miles-away Acadia than Nevada’s two-hours-away Valley of Fire, where we’d hiked the day before on the first stop of our side trip from Las Vegas. But the towering walls of… Read More Zion National Park for Leisure Hikers
One of the best things about living in Massachusetts is the annual autumn kaleidoscope of color. There are a few factors that can influence the timing and vibrancy of fall foliage, but mid-October tends to be your best bet for peak leaf-peeping. If you’re planning a foliage trip, here are a few of my favorite… Read More Fall Foliage Favorites
“I’m glad we’re in the Jeep,” I told my travel companion as we drove up a long narrow gravel road lined with green trees in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. I joked that maybe there was no opposing traffic because no one ever emerged from the slightly spooky area alive. We reached a narrow wooden bridge. “I… Read More Wines and Walks in Shenandoah
“The scenery of Walden is on a humble scale, and, though very beautiful, does not approach to grandeur, nor can it much concern one who has not long frequented it or lived by its shore,” wrote Henry David Thoreau, who lived two years, two months, and two days by its shore in a 14’4” x… Read More On Walden Pond