A hot air balloon ride has always been on my bucket list.  It was one of those adventures at the back of my mind, something I would do ...

Man, was it nice to be in the warmth of the desert.  After a week in Banff, spending my 30th birthday in negative-something-degrees, I ...

Scottsdale, Arizona The desert was never high on my radar as a tried and true New Englander with a love of the ocean.  But travel enou...

Turning 30 in Banff National Park The last post of a series is always the best and saddest.  It's the best because I have already...

View from the observation area at Cave and Basin National Historic Site (closed Monday Tuesday) It was a whirlwind week in Banff Nat...