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5 Minutes in New Orleans, Louisiana

5 Minutes in New Orleans, Louisiana

As my plane descended, the Crescent City slowly materialized from beneath the dense layers of silver fog draped across the bayou. New Orleans is a city unlike any other. It’s a cultural oasis that outsiders yearn to be a part of, but can really only [Read more…]

Yosemite National Park: 24 Hours in the Eternal Youth of Nature

Yosemite National Park: 24 Hours in the Eternal Youth of Nature

“Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own. Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you.”  John Muir Dusk fell like a blanket, soft and purple, skimming the mountain tops and dipping into [Read more…]

5 Minutes in Montana

5 Minutes in Montana

Big Sky Country: Flathead Lake Do you know what I think about when someone mentions Montana? Legends of the Fall If you have somehow never seen this movie, I **implore** you to stop reading this blog post and go find it on a streaming service [Read more…]

Glacier National Park: The Crown Jewel of the Continent

Glacier National Park: The Crown Jewel of the Continent

Thick, white layers of fog pressed against the windows of my rental car as I ascended the narrow lanes of Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park. Deemed a National Historic Landmark, National Historic Place, and a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, the windy road traverses 50 [Read more…]