Overview: Distance: 2-8mi (depending on route) Type: Loop Time: 1-3hrs Elevation at trailhead:  Roughly 4,000ft Elevation Gain/Loss: Roughly 100ft Difficulty: Easy Crowd Factor: Moderate-High Best Time: May-Sept, Oct-Nov Permits: No, Yosemite Park Entry Fee: $35 Water: Yes, seasonal Highlights Beautiful views Easy, but not too easy. A little something...

Bixby Creek Bridge is one of the most famous and admired bridges due to it's stunning appearance and impressive architecture situated against the California Coast. It's basically Big Sur's equivalent of The Golden Gate Bridge. There is a small steep dirt path from the parking lot pull off that winds down the side of the cliff allowing for various...

The infamous Wall Street is one of the most well know rock formations in Bryce Canyon. It's an iconic section of Bryce's Amphitheater marked by towering rock cliffs and hoodoos. If you're visiting Bryce, this is an absolute must see! Overview: There are two ways to get to Wall Street - the short way using the Navajo Loop Trail or the...

The Navajo loop trail is probably one of the most popular, best, fastest, and easiest ways to see and hike in Bryce National Park. Bryce is a pretty small park as far as national parks go. There's really only one attraction, which is the canyon and then all of the view points and hikes are just different ways to...

The boiling river is one of the best not-so-well-kept secrets of Yellowstone. It's becoming increasingly popular, but isn't as widely know about as some of the other world-famous attractions in the park. If you're in the Mammoth Hot Spring area, it's well worth a stop just to wade around in even if you don't have a swimsuit with you....

Altitude sickness (also know as mountain sickness) is rarely fatal, but it will definitely put a damper on your travel plans. Avoid ruining days on your trip by taking the necessary steps to be aware of and avoid altitude sickness. I experienced mild altitude sickness when visiting Machu Picchu in Peru due to the high altitude, and while I...

Pretty much everyone knows about the atrocities that happen to animals in the livestock industry. Even if you don't know the nitty gritty details, you know that these animals are often mistreated and abused. It's not something that you think about eating a big juicy burger, and chances are that even though you're aware that things could be better,...

Svartifoss is like no other waterfall I've ever seen. This is entirely due to the black basalt rock formations that surround it, creating a stunning visual motif. When hiking along the ridgeline approaching Svartifoss (Black Falls), you'd half expect to see Frodo and Sam from The Lord of The Rings walking along side you. It's like a troll or...

: I revisited horseshoe bend in 2018 after having visited it 7years before. Below is my account from 7 years ago with updates as to what it's like now. While the details of the location are the same, the experience has changed A LOT. Horseshoe bend has fallen victim to the "insta-famous" social media trends that are causing so...

Havasupai is a magical land marked by amazingly beautiful turquoise blue waters and brilliant red rock faces. Traveling to these waterfalls in Havasu Canyon feels like you're leaving the US entirely and certainly doesn't feel like The Grand Canyon. The remote area is very off-the-grid and hard to get to, which is part of what makes it such a...