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Badlands National Park

To Chicago & Back in Eight Days – South Dakota to Wisconsin

Back on the road again, on the third day of our trip to Chicago and back, we had another long stretch to go. South Dakota and Minnesota lay out ahead before reaching La Crosse, Wisconsin that night. Starting the day off in a fake dinosaur park, it could only get better from there as...

Park Beat XIV: Devil’s Tower National Monument

Devil’s Tower has long been surrounded by legend.  Although many people may recognize the mysterious rock formation from the 1977 movie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, for years many American tribes have found it sacred and each have their own tale...

Costa Maya

A Slice of Paradise in Costa Maya

As much as I tend to enjoy being on the go, I’m not one to pass up a day at the beach doing absolutely nothing. Our last stop on our cruise in May was to Costa Maya, a small port city in Mexico on the Yucatan Peninsula. After exiting the ship and walking down the long pier...

Belize

It’s Unbeliezable!

Standing atop “El Castillo”, the second tallest structure in Belize, it’s no surprise people have always been fascinated with the Mayan culture. With their advancements in art, architecture, mathematical and astronomical systems, people are continually drawn to the...