by Mary Charleson | Jun 15, 2023 | USA
Braving Angels Landing plus other Zion National Park day hikes Updated Jan 15, 2026. Angel’s Landing day hike in Zion National Park is one of those terrifying things you do once in your life, just to be able to say you did it. Perched atop a razor’s edge traverse,...
by Mary Charleson | Jun 1, 2023 | South America / Central America
Belize is small in size but vast in cultural and biological diversity, offering everything from hammocks on sandy beaches with tropical breezes, to the second largest barrier reef in the world, the only jaguar reserve in the world, thousand-year-old Maya sites, and a...
by Mary Charleson | May 15, 2023 | USA
There’s something life affirming about driving into a place called Death Valley, and kicking out the other side unscathed. Visiting Death Valley in the spring, when temperatures are a little cooler, is a great time to explore this region of relentless heat. Weather in...
by Mary Charleson | May 9, 2023 | USA
The luck of the Irish was with us during spring in Joshua Tree. Not only did we witness a rare Joshua Tree bloom, but we got to stay where U2 did while filming for their 1988 hit album, Joshua Tree. U2’s album is inexplicably linked to Joshua Tree National Park,...
by Mary Charleson | Apr 10, 2023 | Canada
It doesn’t get much better than sailing in Desolation Sound for a summer adventure vacation. Located 95 miles north of Vancouver, BC at the tip of the Strait of Georgia, Desolation Sound is a jewel for boaters in the Pacific North West. Deep water coves and...
