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Sedona
ByJessSedona – home of the beautiful red rocks in Arizona. Even if you’ve never heard of it, you’ve probably seen pictures of the quintessential red rock formations. I remember hearing about it for the first time from a teacher at my massage school, as she spoke about her travels there and the beauty and serenity…
Adventures | Camping | Vacation | Van LifeBernheim Forest / Lincoln Boyhood Home
ByJessDriving from KY to IL to IA | Visiting the Bernheim Forest & Arboretum in KY | Visiting Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in IN | A Week in Decatur, IL | June 2025 On the third day of our drive from NC to IL, we started early with breakfast and a short walk for Charlie,…
Adventures | City | HikingMonocacy Hill Recreation Area
ByJessHiking in Monocacy Hill Recreation Area | Douglassville, PA | Walking Across the Benjamin Franklin Bridge | Downtown Philadelphia | April 2025 During our first weekend in Southeastern Pennsylvania, we had two full days to do whatever we wanted, and it was still early enough during our time here that we were super motivated to…
Hiking to Buck Mountain Firetower
ByJessHiking to Buck Mountain Firetower | Buttermilk Falls | Kayaking Eaton Lake | Adirondacks, NY | July 2024 On our first morning at Lake Eaton, we decided to go check out a nearby fire tower hike: Buck Mountain. This one is actually a newer addition to the Firetower challenge, as it wasn’t on the list…
Adventures | Hiking | VacationHiking Carrauntoohil
ByJessDay 3 in Ireland | Hiking Carrauntoohil, the Highest Peak in Ireland | August 2025 When we began planning this trip, Curtis really only had one goal: he really wanted to hike to the highest mountain in Ireland, Carrauntoohil. It wouldn’t be easy to get to, and he told me it would be a challenging…
Adventures | Camping | Hiking | Kayaking | VacationKayaking the Niobrara River
ByJessKayaking the Niobrara River from Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge to Smith Falls State Park | Hiking in Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge | Valentine, NE | May 2022 The main purpose of our trip to Valentine was to kayak a section of the Niobrara River. This was one of the first things on our “Nebraska bucket…