USA Outdoor Adventures

We spent two summers in a row visiting Acadia National Park, off of the northern coast of Maine. We never go anywhere two years in a row, much less a destination …

Almost all my photos of Olympic National Park are of Tween Traveler climbing on things. Olympic is an enormous park. It has alpine and rain forests, lakes, streams, mountains and …

Sitting adjacent to Aspen in a picturesque mountain setting, Snowmass Village, Colorado has always been a great winter ski destination. But recent updates to Snowmass a destination for visitors in …

We had never heard of Page, Arizona before planning our recent trip to the Southwest. It turns out Page is a good size town planted strategically between Zion, Mesa Verde and …

We went to Zion National Park without knowing anything about it other than that everyone who has been says it’s stunning. Well, it is stunning, in a variety of ways. …

Updated August 2021 As my family walked toward the first scenic overlook we came to at Grand Canyon National Park, I was more interesting in seeing 9YO Tiny Traveler’s reaction …

The United States is renowned for its outstanding natural diversity. There’s so much of it, few of us ever get to see all of its natural wonders, too many of …

Here’s the cool thing about driving around or across Alaska: While our 49th state has nearly 700,000 square miles of real estate, it does not have an extensive road system. …

Here’s a way to get get outdoors with your kids this summer: Visit a National Wildlife Refuge. Every state has them, and many are near a national park. The US Fish …