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Southwest Road Trip Part 3
If you haven’t read part 2 CLICK HERE so you can catch up on the first leg of my trip and get a sense of what it meant to me. You can also check Part 1 HERE. This part will only focus on the Grand Canyon National Park, since it honestly had a soft spot in my heart for one of my favorite stops the entire trip. The one thing I will mention about the Grand Canyon National Park is that due to its popularity it has become a Disney Land/World of sorts with millions of people coming and a lot of them not knowing the most basic hiking and…
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Southwest Road Trip Part 2
If you haven’t read part 1 CLICK HERE so you can catch up on the first leg of my trip and get a sense of what it meant to me. Petrified Forest National Park This was one of the National Parks that like many I had never heard about, yet I was drawn in immediately by the scenery. Now if you are like us we had no idea what petrified wood was so here is a quick excerpt explaining it: “Petrified wood is a fossil. It forms when plant material is buried by sediment and protected from decay by oxygen and organisms. Then, groundwater rich in dissolved solids flows through…
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Southwest Road Trip Part 1
A road trip is so much more than a journey to new places but a lifetime experience that cannot be taken for granted. I have always loved driving and enjoyed even more hitting the open road with close friends to new places near and far. This road trip though took me to some of the most amazing places I have ever been too and let me gain a new love for nature and the outdoors. I started this trip with the plan to have some fun in places that always seemed to be just out of reach. Yet I ended this trip with a new appreciation for the outdoors and…
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Traveling in Colombia – Santa Marta to Medellin
Traveling across Colombia can always turn into an adventure depending what route you take and how much you want to spend. After our time in Santa Marta we decided to continue our adventures through Colombia in the infamous city of Medellin. I cannot wait to get into the details of our time in Medellin and how much fun it actually was even though I am not the biggest fan of major metropolitan cities in my travels. How To Travel In Colombia Now Colombia is quite a big country at roughly twice the size of Texas with about double the population. There are a few ways to travel between cities and…
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Poseidon Dive Center – Taganga Colombia
As I have said before using Santa Marta as a base camp really provides a lot of opportunities to explore northern Colombia. If you have ever wanted to go scuba diving or if you are looking to get certified, Taganga Colombia should be your top spot in South America. We stumbled on Poseidon Dive Center while finding things to do while we made Santa Marta our base camp for this part of our trip. The dive center had glowing reviews across every website we could find and I have to agree they are top notch. How to get to Taganga and Poseidon Dive Center To get to Taganga and the…
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Cadillac Ranch – Amarillo Texas
If there is one stop along Route 66 that most people know about but might have no idea where it is located, its Cadillac Ranch. I have always heard about this art installation for years but in all honesty never actually knew where it was at or when I would ever get a chance to see it. When I started planning a trip out to Amarillo for a hiking trip I stumbled upon a list of things to do in the area and Cadillac Ranch was at the top of that list! I personally was not aware of how much history the art installation had but had just seen it…
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What To Do in Minca Colombia and Jungle Joe Adventures
The tiny mountain town of Minca, Colombia is not on most travelers list but I am here to tell you why it should be on yours. Minca is perched on top of a mountain about a 45-60 minute cab ride outside of Santa Marta. This makes it the perfect day trip if you are using Santa Marta as a base camp to explore this region of Colombia. Minca is a rather isolated town and one that I am not sure if I would stay at for more than a day trip. On the flip side it was one of my favorite day trips in all of Colombia and one I…
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What To Do and Where To Stay – Fort Davis Texas
Fort Davis in the Southwest corner of Texas just near the borders of Mexico and New Mexico is one interesting town to say the least. Now I will say this quaint little town is thr epitome of the road less travelled and in a corner of Texas that most people will never visit. But if you ever get a chance to be down South near Big Bend National Park or Marfa, TX then you owe yourself a quick trip to Fort Davis. What To Do In Fort Davis, TX The main attraction in this little town and the reason I even heard of it was due to the McDonald Observatory…
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What To Do In Santa Marta Colombia
Santa Marta Colombia might not seem like the place I would recommend after my last post (Here), but let me explain why I think it is still an essential stop in your adventure through Colombia. Now getting to Santa Marta might have not been the easiest and most straightforward trip of my life. And there where definitely some very exciting and straight fearful moments along the way, but I am here to tell you it was worth it. On the bright side you hopefully learned from my mistakes and take the easier route to Santa Marta. We only spent a few days in Santa Marta but like so many of…
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Santa Marta Colombia – How To Get Here and Why
Santa Marta Colombia is a small town in the northern coast of Colombia and I can confidently most people will not enjoy their time here. Yet it is still an essential stop for most backpackers and one that most adventure seeking travelers will stop at. The town itself is used by most backpackers as a launching point to get to the beautiful Tayrona National Park, the lush paradise of Minca or to start their trek towards the Lost City. Not only can you go to some amazing hikes in the nearby mountains but you can get probably the best and cheapest scuba diving in the world at Taganga Beach. Getting…