Suppose your heart is swelling with gratitude, and you want to find the best place to express thanks. The top cities are ...

These 8 states will never top America's most beautiful states list but they abound with natural beauty. Which states have we ...

Mountains fascinate us with their massive size and stunning beauty. Some of us stare in admiration, while others want to climb them. The higher the summit, the more we are drawn to it. While Mount ...

During our recent trip to California, Julie and I visited three regions comprising four national parks. As you can imagine, I was super excited about this trip. However, one thing completely shocked ...

As a popular element to most Santa stories, reindeer may seem mythical, but visitors can walk through a boreal forest with them in Fairbanks, Alaska. Fairbanks is a popular destination where people ...

We are Scott and Julie at Miles with McConkey. After nearly 30 years, we took a leap of faith out of the corporate world to enjoy a life of travel and adventure. We hope to inspire you to find ways to ...

Julie and I visited Shenandoah National Park for the first time last fall. We were fortunate to arrive around peak foliage to enjoy the gorgeous scenery along Skyline Drive. However, we wanted to ...

Nestled in southern California, Joshua Tree National Park is a strange but beautiful desert world with peculiar-looking rock formations and namesake trees that look like they jumped off the page of a ...

The Columbia River Gorge, located in the Pacific Northwest, has been carved out by the Columbia River. It is 80 miles long and up to 4,000 feet deep in some areas. The gorge is part of the Lewis and ...