I went to Blithewold thinking it would be a quick stop. I stayed way longer than planned. This keeps happening to me and I am starting to think it is not a coincidence.

Boston spring finally showed up and I went outside immediately and stayed there. A Friday walk through the Arnold Arboretum at peak cherry blossom season that turned into way more than a quick stop.

My company sent me to Boulder for work and I decided to stay a few extra days because I had never been to Colorado.

I have now seen the northern lights three times this year. Twice right here in Massachusetts. I still cannot fully believe that sentence is true.

Not every fall season is a showstopper. Vermont in 2025 was quieter than usual. But it was still Vermont in the fall, which means it was still beautiful in ways that are hard to explain to someone who has not driven those roads in October.

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 desert is not supposed to get you wet. Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park had other plans. Moody skies, a UTV slot canyon tour, and impeccable timing on getting completely drenched.

Let me tell you exactly how not to arrive at Valley of Fire State Park. Fly into Vegas, skip lunch, wait in the heat, grab roadside tacos, and then decide to hike anyway. Here's what happened.

I went to The Butterfly Place in Westford on a regular August afternoon and left feeling like I had been selected. Two butterflies landed on me. Unprompted. I am choosing to believe this means something.

Growing up near Brownsville, the Port Isabel Lighthouse was just there. Part of the landscape. Something you passed on the way to South Padre Island without really stopping. It took moving to Boston to make me actually go inside.

I went to the Wichita Mountains expecting great landscapes. I did not expect to almost step on a rattlesnake.

Some places just have you. South Padre Island has had me since I was a kid. I got married there. Returning in June 2024 with a camera felt like coming home all over again.

I booked the Save the Bay Seal Watch Tour thinking it would be a fun afternoon. I did not expect it to end up being one of my favorite things I have done in Rhode Island.

Boston in early spring does this thing where it gives you one perfect week and then takes it back. Magnolia season is that week.

I made a classic rookie mistake and drove the Kancamagus Highway during peak fall foliage season. I would do it again without hesitation.

Most people drive right past Flume Cascade without realizing it is there. That is exactly what makes it worth stopping for.

There are fall drives and then there is Crawford Notch in early October with fog sitting low over the mountains. They are not the same category.

If you are driving through Franconia Notch in October and you do not stop at The Basin, I need you to turn around. I know that sounds dramatic. I stand by it.