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Park Beat IV – The Redwoods

If you’ve never taken a trip to the Redwood National Park (the Redwoods) in northern California and you enjoy nature even in the slightest (I’m talking about just stepping in the backyard for a BBQ), a trip to the Redwoods should definitely be placed on a to do list at some...

Pure Silence in Port Orford, OR

Pure silence is a hard thing to come by.  Even in the deadest of nights, you may hear a car pass by, the low hum of a computer screen or light, a creak in the wall or the sound of a ventilation system starting up. The wind will beat against an air vent, a storm will pass over, the...

Rolling the Windows Down

There’s nothing better than hitting the road with a full tank of gas, a playlist of podcasts loaded and the windows rolled down. Road tripping across the rugged landscape of the American West never gets old.  But after traveling a certain route time and time again, it’s often easy...

Park Beat III – Bryce Canyon National Park

Occasionally when visiting a national park, I am taken back by the sheer oddness of the landscape. Bryce Canyon National Park, nestled 78 miles from Zion and 150 miles from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, is one of those places that you might find yourself saying, “Huh? How did...