While there are tons of routes to Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail is the classic one. But why is this one trek in Peru so special that more than 500 permits…
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Zion National Park wasn’t exactly what I expected. I mean, how can you not have expectations for a place called “Zion”? There were some places where the name “Zion” fit just…
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Despite being a massive 971 km², Capitol Reef National Park has really managed to keep a low profile. Unlike Grand Canyon, you’ll find uncrowded trails and plenty of solitary things to…
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When it snows in April, you’ll watch fire-colored hoodoos disappear into thick piles of snow. Sharp fins climb out from the earth, slowly eroding with time. Descend into the canyon on…
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When early Mormon settlers arrived in the place now known as Zion National Park, they called it “Zion”– the heavenly city – because of its exceptional beauty and the massive stone…
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I was fully prepared to dislike The Grand Canyon. Of course, I’m not talking about the canyon itself. I more expected to be disappointed with what humans had done with something…