Valley of Fire is a gorgeous state park in Nevada with a colorful desert landscape. It’s a short drive from Las Vegas. If you’re looking to escape the crowds of the Strip, this is a great option for a day trip.
The Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, commonly referred to as Mount Charleston, is a great place to beat the desert heat of Las Vegas.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is a great desert getaway just a short drive from Las Vegas. If you’re looking to take a breather from all the bright lights on the Strip, this is a nice option for a full or half day.
A brief guide on where to eat in Las Vegas. It’s no secret the city features some of the best restaurants in the world, with all sorts of delicious traditional and modern cuisine. In this post, I’ll highlight some of the restaurants I visited during my trips.
Iconic Soldier Field isn’t just the home of the Chicago Bears, it’s the largest memorial to soldiers in the United States. It’s located at Museum Campus on the Near South Side.
The small town of Beverly Shores, Indiana, is surrounded on three sides by Indiana Dunes National Park and borders Lake Michigan to the north.
My unexpected extended stay in Chicago allowed me the chance to see two games of the Copa América Centenario in 2016. The games were played at Soldier Field.
The 3 Dune Challenge is a difficult 1.5 mile trail at Indiana Dunes State Park. It makes up parts of Trail #8 and Trail #4, and is a loop that starts and finishes at the Nature Center. The challenge goes to the tops of the three tallest dunes in the park for a total of 552 feet of vertical climbing.
There are over 16 miles of trails at Indiana Dunes State Park. All of the trails pass through the Dunes Nature Preserve, which was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1974.
Indiana Dunes State Park is the older sister of the Indiana Dunes National Park. Founded in 1925 after years of efforts by conservationists, the park is surrounded on three sides by the National Park and by Lake Michigan to the north. It consists of 2,182 acres of natural landscape a few miles north of the town of Chesterton.