In the spring of 2025, we finally crossed Georgia off our bucket list. We spent a weekend exploring bits of Savannah and Tybee Island. Between historic streets, beach time, local food stops, and camping under towering live oaks, this trip packed a lot into just a couple of days. We tried to keep the trip inexpensive, full of highlights, and casual enough to bring our (then) one year old along. ACCOMMODATIONS Even though this was a city escape, we still kept it inexpensive and

With jagged cliffs rising sharply from the river below, Black Canyon of the Gunnison forms a truly dramatic landscape. With its stark beauty, rich geology, and overwhelming silence, this off-the-beaten-path destination is the perfect way to experience rugged Colorado. We visited for a weekend in late August 2024. Driving from Pueblo to Montrose was quite the road trip, and construction on the US 50 bridge didn't help (hopefully by the time you're reading this, construction ef

Rising dramatically from the San Luis Valley, Great Sand Dunes National Park is home to the tallest sand dunes in North America. It's a...