This past week I stayed at the Four Seasons Lanai, The Lodge at Koele on Lanai, Hawaii. Just this last week as well, it was ranked the second best hotel in all of the United States by U.S. News and World Report. I’d like to humor myself and think the editor heard I was staying […]
Tag Archives: Hiking
The Ghosts of Christmas 2012
‘Twas the night before Christmas and not a creature was stirring, not one except a big ol’ blogger looking back on his year of travel. I feel blessed after such a wonderful year. From a road trip to Arizona, my first adventure of the year, to trips back home to the Midwest, and many points […]
Rocky Mountain National Park Winter Waterfall Hiking
My summer hiking plans were continually thwarted, largely due to sloth. I finally made it to Rocky Mountain National Park, though, at the end of a seemingly continuous season; the worst drought I can remember since moving to Colorado has kept the mountains largely clear of snow and open to hiking in December. But a […]
Hiking in Texas Hill Country
I really wanted to go hiking in the Texas Hill Country during my stay at Travaasa Austin. It was the one thing I wanted to do more than anything else while staying at the resort. I love getting out, getting a little dirty hiking, and then going back to enjoy everything that such a place […]
An Austin Resort Weekend with Travaasa
There are a lot of hotels in Austin, Texas. I will not stay at another hotel or resort in Austin other than Travaasa, though. After spending a weekend there, exploring all aspects of the resort and spa in the hills outside of town, I am convinced there is not a better place to stay for […]
A Stay at the Travaasa Hana Hotel on Maui
Maui hotels and resorts are plentiful, but few anywhere on the Hawaiian Islands can stand up to what Travaasa Hana has to offer. I learned that fact when I enjoyed their hospitality on my recent visit to the island. My stay at Travaasa Hana was one of the best – if not the best – […]
An Estes Park Hotel Stay at the Baldpate Inn Bed and Breakfast
I walked out of my Estes Park cabin at the Baldpate Inn to go for a hike at one of the two nearby trails in Rocky Mountain National Park. Two women were screeching about how something had just walked right up to the library door of the main lodge and then skittered across the driveway […]
Hiking Through Haleakala’s Bamboo Forest
I stood at a crossroads near the end of hiking by the Oheo Gulch on my way to the Waimoku Falls. On one hand, I would be risking almost certain death. But on the other I would be able to stand beneath the largest waterfall on Maui, admiring the spectacle as it dropped approximately 400 […]
