A few weeks ago, I moved from Washington, D.C. to Denver, Colorado. I couldn’t be more excited about the change, especially since I’d been itching to relocate since I finished graduate school in December 2014. D.C. is a great city to visit, but unless you’re an ambitious party Continue reading
Category Archives: National Parks
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Springtime At Great Falls Park
Even though I’ve visited Great Falls Park a grand total of five times now, I’m still shocked by its awe-inspiring beauty. After all, who knew that such a powerful and scenic waterfall could be just a twenty-five minute drive from the tourist center of Continue reading
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Gem Lake: A Springtime Hike to a Rocky Mountain Staple
I fell in love with the Rockies as a teenager, when my parents took my younger sister and I to the park for the first time. Snow-capped mountain ranges still are a novelty for this lifelong East Coaster (although I suppose that is set to Continue reading
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A Snow-Capped Great Falls Park
This weekend, I visited Great Falls Park in McLean, Virginia for the fourth time in one year. I know, my Great Falls love is starting to border on obsession, but I can’t help it when I live roughly twenty-five minutes away from one of the most pristine natural areas in the entire Washington, D.C. Continue reading
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The Rich History of Prince William National Forest
I’ve made it my mission to explore every national park within a three-hour radius of Washington, D.C. before the end of the year – an incredibly tricky endeavor, I might add, given that we don’t own a car. Nonetheless, we decided to rent a car from Reagan Airport and Continue reading
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Runnin’ on Fumes in the Fog at Point Reyes National Seashore
In January 2015, last-minute plans materialized for a small family to trip to San Francisco, a city that I visited once as a small child. Naturally, I remember little of that first excursion, except that I was cold 90% of the time, the lemonade at Bubba Gump’s restaurant tasted like Continue reading
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Shenandoah National Park: A Hiker And Photographer’s Paradise
Let’s say you’re visiting Washington, D.C., and you’ve reached your museum threshold. You can’t sit through another IMAX at the Udvar-Hazy Space Center or look at another stuffed giraffe at the Museum of Natural History. Metro delays are starting to annoy you as much as they annoy locals. While Washington D.C. is on the smaller side as far as major cities go, Continue reading
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Everglades National Park: Bugs and the Beating Sun
The Everglades National Park, an oft-overlooked destination when it comes to traveling to southern Florida, is a UNESCO World Heritage site and International Biosphere Reserve just outside Miami. When it comes to the region, though, downtown Miami and Continue reading
