Tag: nature
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Hiking to Mount Bonnell at Covert Park in Austin, Texas
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Before I’ve traveled to a place, I’ve always paid attention to where others have gone. It must be the traveler reflex in me or it must be that my bucket list keeps adding on. Before coming to Austin, Texas, I saw from one of my old high school classmate’s Instagram…
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Exploring Gila National Forest and Gila Hot Springs in New Mexico
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Did you know that in New Mexico there’s the first wilderness designated by congress? It’s called Gila National Forest. This National Forest is about 3.3 million acres and it is mind-blowingly huge, making it the largest wilderness in New Mexico!! Located in southwest New Mexico, this landscape by the desert…
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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument in New Mexico
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Hidden and isolated away in the expansive 3.3 million acres Gila Wilderness are cliffs that Mongollon People went inside and used to occupy and call as home from around 1275 to the early 14th century. The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument is located in the wilderness and in Cliff Dweller…
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Best Hikes in New Jersey
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New Jersey is amassed with greenery, trees, and rocky pathways that add challenges. There are so many trails that are unbelievably awesome to explore here. It’s the state that I grew up in and sure, New Jersey is a smaller state compare to a lot of others, but it doesn’t…
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Hiking Aspen Corner in Flagstaff: The Perfect Autumn Escape
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The autumn season prepares you to break out those boots, have you trying all pumpkin-flavored drinks and desserts, finding your next Halloween costume, binge on scary movies, and bring you the excitement of the leaves’ colors changing. If you’re visiting or living in Arizona, you probably know just how the…
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The Apache Trail: Driving In One Of America’s Scariest And Scenic Roads
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When you think of a “scary road”, what comes up your head? You’re probably thinking at night when you’re driving and there are no lights visible, just you and your reliable high beam lights, anxiously hoping a random figure won’t appear in the middle of the road. You might also…
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Safety Tips For Swimming In The Ocean
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Summer is hot, hot, hot! There’s a lot of things you can do to enjoy this season. If you’re planning to take a drive to a nearby beach, you might find yourself longing to jump right in that big blue. An ocean is not like most bodies of water: it…
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Buffalo Park in Flagstaff, Arizona
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A 2-hour road trip to Sedona to do the Devil’s Bridge hike led my friends and me on an unplanned adventure. We hiked, then we had plans to visit Sedona’s Slide Rock State Park, but by the time we arrived, it was closed. So, then we drove through the 12-mile…
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Know Before You Go: Hiking The Devil’s Bridge in Sedona
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Finally, a hike crossed off my bucket list for Arizona: the Devil’s Bridge. It took me a while to get there, but I save these special hikes to share with some of my special friends. But, what makes this hike extra special is that it marks halfway through my #52HikeChallenge.…