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Adventure Awaits in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico

Adventure Awaits in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico

“You need to take a step and then jump,” instructed the guide as I approached the ledge pondering the eight-meter plunge into the pool of refreshing water below. The narrow ledge could not support both feet so there was no chance to stop and freeze with fear on the edge. This jump needed to be […]

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Celebrating the Sunset on St Mary Lake inside Glacier National Park, Montana

Celebrating the Sunset on St Mary Lake inside Glacier National Park, Montana

This is definitely an interesting way to celebrate the sunset. For this Sunset Sunday we return to Montana and discover ha tale of a sunset celebration from Glacier National Park. Thanks for sharing the memory with us Joshua. We waited for the sunset moment and knew St. Mary Lake and Wild Goose Island in Glacier […]

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Experience Wild Asia: The National Parks You Have to Visit

Experience Wild Asia: The National Parks You Have to Visit

Asia is a continent full to the brim with amazing natural beauty. From India to China, the region houses some of the most spectacular wildlife and greenery on Earth. Here are five of the best national parks in the region you simply have to visit.  Cat Ba – Vietnam Despite the name sounding like it […]

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The Shenandoah Skyline Sunset

The Shenandoah Skyline Sunset

The Shenandoah Skyline is inside an American National Park. I discovered it is a must see and drive. I also discovered another sunset that called my name. Perhaps as a New Yorker it was the skyline, or maybe the fact that I am “road tripping” America and needed to stop to see the splendor of […]

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Your Sol Guide, Creating Health and Wellness through Outdoor Fitness

Your Sol Guide, Creating Health and Wellness through Outdoor Fitness

Six years, a few thousand miles, and an online training course later, I sit in anticipation on the deck and watch the last light of the sun go down over historic Park City, Utah. I’ve just finished creating Sol Guide, Online Training for Your Next Outdoor Fitness Trip, the culmination of the last 20 years […]

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The Surprising Saguaro National Park Sunset

The Surprising Saguaro National Park Sunset

I contacted Kevin, when I noticed he was planning to photograph a sunset (and sunrise)  in every National Park.  He agreed to share his moment and image of a sunset from the Saguaro National Park. He talks of his project and moment from Arizona here:  Beginning a large personal photo project requires a bit of […]

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A 2015 Anniversary Prompts Summer Return to America’s Best Idea, US National Parks

A 2015 Anniversary Prompts Summer Return to America’s Best Idea, US National Parks

This past year, I visited Glacier Bay National Park on board a Holland America cruise ship. Incredible. And talking to the National Park Rangers on the observation deck when we entered the park by ship was a real treat. Their knowledge and appreciation for landscape left an impression, as did Alaska. America holds tremendous beauty, […]

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Top 6 Winter Activities in Grand Teton National Park

Top 6 Winter Activities in Grand Teton National Park

The Grand Teton National Park offers considerable challenges to those who want to venture into its 310,000 acres during Wyoming’s hard winters.  Yet the rewards are there. You’ll walk where the Shoshone natives once held their ground. You can traverse the snow like the French trappers that once made their livings from the plentiful wildlife.   […]

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