We ventured to the mile high city this summer for a soccer tournament and used our downtime to explore a couple of easy and fun Colorado Springs hikes. Each hike features wide gravel trailways that offer up close glimpses of the beauty of Colorado. Keep reading for more on visiting the Garden of the Gods…
Category: Travel Adventures
Alabama Civil Rights Trail
A spring break road trip to the beaches of southern Alabama brought an opportunity to take a short detour and make stops at a few sites along the Alabama Civil Rights Trail. Stops to see the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the Lowndes Interpretive Center, and the Legacy Museum were a trip highlight and very impactful. I…
Memphis
An overnight stop in Memphis is just enough time to enjoy this wonderful city’s sights and sounds. In one jam packed day, our family enjoyed time at the National Civil Rights Museum, watched the Peabody Ducks make their daily march and savored the city’s BBQ and music scene. Here are a few of our favorite…
Door and Notch Trails
Beautiful Badlands National Park offers amazing views and hiking opportunities for all types of adventurers. Both the Door and Notch Trails are easily accessible from the park’s main road, Badland’s Loop. Each is short and both immerse hikers in the beauty of the badlands. Door Trail At just around three quarters of a mile in…
Sunday Gulch
One of the most scenic and thrilling hikes in the Black Hills is Custer State Park’s Sunday Gulch Trail. The scenery is amazing, it’s not overly strenuous and the boulder scramble is a fun feature of this unique hike. The trail starts of Sylvan Lake. For less headache, arrive early as Sylvan is a very…
Devil’s Bathtub
One of the most well known and popular hikes in Spearfish Canyon is the trek to Devil’s Bathtub. This 1.5 mile out and back jaunt to a rock slide ends in a chilly and thrilling plunge. The entire experience was one of the highlights of our time in South Dakota. The hike is moderate, not…
Roughlock Falls
Spearfish Canyon is one of the many jewels of the Black Hills. Tucked between the canyon walls are several wispy waterfalls and gobs of gorgeous views. One of our favorite ways to experience these excellent views as wells as the waterfalls is the hike to Roughlock Falls. The trailhead to Roughlock starts right behind Spearfish…
Bolivar Beach
At the tail end of our road trip to and through Texas, we made our way to the water to spend a night camping on the sand at Bolivar Beach near Galveston. We’d been on the road for a little over a week at this point in our trip. We’d already seen Big Bend National…
San Antonio
While on a cross country road trip to see Big Bend National Park, we took a detour to the east side of Texas to see the sights in San Antonio. During our two night visit we enjoyed the comfortable and laid back vibe of Texas’ second largest city. Below are a couple of our favorite…