Thinking of heading to Deadwood, South Dakota? You don’t want to miss these 14 Fun Things To Do In Deadwood…

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Most people come to Salem for the witches, and while I get it, that might leave you wondering where to eat. I lived less than an hour from Salem for seven years, and the food is a big part of why I ...
Fall road trips are my favorite kind of road trip, and I say that as someone who lives in a truck-and-trailer combo 365 days a year. The light is better, the crowds thin out by mid-week, the dogs stop ...
If you're anything like me, your dog is your favorite hiking partner, and honestly? They're probably better at it than you are. Loki, Freya, and Caly have logged thousands of trail miles with us ...
I lived in New England for 7 years, which means I experienced 7 autumns. Seven rounds of watching the whole region turn absolutely feral with color for about three weeks and then go quiet for the ...

Let’s be honest: most national parks aren’t winning any awards for being dog-friendly. And there’s good reason for that; these places are home to wild animals that can seriously hurt your pup, and your pup can do real damage to the fragile habitat right back. So in most parks, the rule is simple: no dogs on trails, no dogs in the backcountry…

Badlands National Park is otherworldly. I don’t use that word lightly (okay, I use it occasionally), but there is genuinely nowhere else like it, a sea of striped spires and jagged canyons that looks less like Earth and more like a planet that hasn’t been named yet. It’s also wildly underrated, which is part of its magic..
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