Yosemite Luck

It was 5:15 p.m. on a brilliantly hot August day. There was a line of cars waiting to enter one of the U.S’s most visited National Parks. We added two more to the thousands already gaping at...

Winter camping at Tahquamenon Falls in MI's Upper Peninsula

There aren’t a lot of state parks in Michigan open for camping in the winter but, luckily for us, that list includes one of our favorites: Tahquamenon Falls State Park...

Camping and traveling with your BFF - Best Furry Friend

They bring security, or at least an alarm system and they can usually find your camping spot when you get turned around. My 10 year old dog Booboo and I retired from our dog walking business in...

MI Trail Towns

Mountain bikers, have you heard of Ishpeming, Negaunee, Big Bay, or Harbor Springs? Even my fellow Michiganders might be scratching their helmet right now. These new Michigan trail towns are all at...

Sweet Charleston, SC

The last time I was in Charleston, SC it was 1992. I was a graduate student and volleyball coach for Winthrop University, in town, to compete against the College of Charleston. Some 30 years later, I...

Paddle, Pause and Repeat: 7 Hidden-Gem Kayaking Spots Around New Orleans

Sometimes the best way to find yourself is to get a little lost—preferably in a kayak, surrounded by cypress knees, sun-speckled water and the slow rhythm of the Gulf South's bayous. New Orleans...