If you are passing through Redding, California on a family road trip, make sure and plan a stop at Turtle Bay Exploration Park. Turtle Bay is a 300-acre complex featuring a museum, botanical gardens and arboretum, and one of the…
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One does not arrive in Lubbock, Texas by sheer happenstance. Located on the Southern end of the Great Plains and just below the Texas Panhandle, Lubbock isn’t along any direct routes to major cities or destinations. In other words, if…
When we heard the gray whales were beginning to migrate down the Oregon coast, we decided to make a quick overnight trip to Pacific Ocean. As with most last-minute trips to a desirable destination, rates for hotels and B&Bs were…
Nearly 117 miles in entirety, M-22 is one of the most beautiful scenic drives in the state of Michigan. Hugging the Lake Michigan shoreline along the Leelenau Peninsula, M-22 also falls within the Lake Michigan Circle Tour. A picturesque journey over gentle…
It can’t be September without the traditional lead-up to Halloween and there can’t be Halloween without pumpkins. And obviously, there can’t be pumpkins with pumpkin patches … sincere pumpkin patches. When the Great Pumpkin comes calling every year and –…
A popular attraction in Northeast Iowa, Spook Cave & Campground is the site of Iowa’s longest guided boat cave tour. The cave turnoff is located on US 18; on the outskirts of McGregor, a quaint river town just across the Mississippi…