Are you sick of wildlife yet? Well, if you are, then you’re probably someone who tortures puppies for fun and, thus, not someone with whom I’d like to associate. And if you are that person and you’re still here, then you’re just going to have to endure ridiculously cute photos of all the mammals we [...]
Going Gaga for Geysers in Yellowstone
June 27, 2011 By 33 Comments
After two nights at the Canyon Village campground, we hooked up the trailer and drove 16 miles south to Fishing Bridge RV Park. This was “true” camping: You could only camp in hard-sided trailers (meaning we couldn’t pop out the beds), and absolutely no tent camping is allowed. There’s a very good reason for this: [...]
Sweet on Ghirardelli
June 25, 2011 By 22 Comments
As you might imagine, I am often approached by chocolate companies asking if I’d like to test out their products. This comes with the territory of “naming your blog after your favorite indulgence” (something I highly recommend, by the way). I’ve never actually taken anybody up on it either—until now. Several months ago, Ghirardelli reached [...]
Photo Friday: Lamar Valley, Wyoming
June 24, 2011 By 32 Comments
A highlight of Yellowstone for many park-goers is Lamar Valley: It’s verdant, rife in glassy lakes and snow-capped peaks, and chock full of wildlife. After our epic journey into the park, we entered through the northeastern gate and spent the first hour driving slowly through Lamar Valley at twilight en route to Canyon Village. Just [...]
Exploring Yellowstone: The Northern Loop
June 22, 2011 By 43 Comments
I’m still trying to figure out why exactly it took me nearly three decades to make it to Yellowstone. Without a doubt, it has been one the highlights of the trip, which speaks volumes given how much countryside we’ve seen and ground we’ve covered. After our epic adventure simply reaching the park, we allowed ourselves [...]
Reaching Yellowstone: It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint
June 20, 2011 By 36 Comments
We were told it would take us an hour and a half to reach the entrance to Yellowstone from Billings, Montana, where we camped for two nights. Baloney. It took us seven. OK, to be fair, had we not decided to visit Montana and Wyoming during The Actual Worst Summer, Ever, perhaps it might have [...]
Getting to Know You: The Girl Behind the Blog
June 19, 2011 By 41 Comments
As an avid fan and devout seeker of mysteries I’ve embarked upon a series of Q&A sessions with my wife, Kristin Luna. There are some things that therapy an open relationship cannot answer in the daily grind of life and since she puts a lot of information about herself on the Internets (that I never [...]
9 Ultimate Family Road Trips
June 17, 2011 By 1 Comment
Published July 2011; REDBOOK magazine Travel feature on nine summer road trip routes scattered across the United States
Music City
June 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Published June 2011; Southwest Airlines’ Spirit magazine PDF of my promotional travel story about Nashville and its musical origins
East Meets West
June 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Published May/June 2011; Breathe magazine The dilemma: You decided to plant roots on the East coast, while your gal pals are scattered about California, the Midwest and everywhere in between. (As a Tennessee-born San Francisco resident who also lived in New York for a stint, I can relate.) It’s no big secret that long-distance relationships [...]
