If you want panoramic views of the Southern Green Mountains without a full day hike, the Okemo Mountain fire tower in Ludlow, VT is the move. Here is everything you need to know before you go.

This was our second Labor Day weekend in Charlevoix and the weather gave us the exact same moody, rainy Saturday as the year before. At this point I think it is just part of the tradition.

The plan for Zion was simple: drive through the park from one entrance to the other and stop when the views demanded it. We stopped a lot.