Guided trips

Apparently, This Is Why They Call Them the Badlands

We flew the Vision Jet to Rapid City, South Dakota, with a quick stop in...

Snacks, Bear Spray & Just Enough Inspiration – Hiking the Tetons

Hiking in the Tetons is a wonderful adventure. It’s also a little more of an...

We’re Not Lazy, We’re a Consensus: Yellowstone to the Tetons

The next morning, Ed and Eileen offered to take us on a three-mile walk around...
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Bison, Boardwalks & How to Dispose of a Body: Yellowstone Day Two

After a night at the Old Faithful Inn, we woke up to another beautiful day...

Buckle the Fluff Up, We’re in Yellowstone

Day One of the mother/daughter Backroads adventure started early, gathering in the hotel lobby and...

A Bunny Guy, a Moose, and Fifty Shades of Gray

We spent two nights in Valdez, and I'm not proud to admit this, but it...

Alaska: The Brochure Lied (Sort Of)

I came to Alaska expecting soaring mountain peaks reflected in sapphire lakes beneath impossibly blue...

Lake Garda: Postcard Views and Breakfast Worth Writing Home About

The next adventure with Backroads had us back on our bikes and heading toward Lake...

The Italian Alps: Cowbells, Witch Brooms, and No Air Conditioning

We left Milan with Randy and Alisa and headed north to Bolzano, a small-but-not-too-small town...

From Ruins to Retail Therapy: Our Final Days in Peru

After our highly ambitious “let’s casually hike into Machu Picchu like we’re in a Patagonia...