Redfish Lake Idaho sits below the Sawtooth Mountains near Stanley, Idaho — clear alpine water, lakefront cabins, hiking, and a population-99 town with brutal winters and gorgeous summers.
The Shenandoah Valley Virginia is the best fall drive within 2 hours of DC — Luray Caverns, Skyline Drive, peak foliage mid-October. The honest guide from someone who went as a kid.
We came for a JiuJitsu tournament and stayed because Asheville earned it. Pet-friendly Crowne Plaza, Chimney Rock, unexpectedly good dim sum, and the Hurricane Helene recovery story. The honest Asheville North Carolina guide.
I lived in Idaho for a fee years and made Idaho hot springs part of my weekly routine — Miracle Hot Springs in Buhl and Lava Hot Springs both. Here’s what I remember about soaking under that impossibly long summer daylight.
I skied Jackson Hole, Wyoming in the 80s, came back in 1999 for the hot springs and that impossibly long summer daylight, then drove straight through in 2020 on the way to Yellowstone. Same mountains, three completely different versions of me.
Sun Valley Idaho from someone who lived in Warm Springs, Hailey, and Sun Valley proper — hiking Baldy, driving to Redfish Lake, the long summer evenings, and what the valley is really like from the inside.
Lake Lure, North Carolina Rumbling Bald Resort, Chimney Rock, and Asheville — a western North Carolina trip that surprises you at every turn. Where to stay, eat, hike, and why this mountain region rewards every visit.
Deep Creek Lake Maryland — where to stay, renting a boat, where to eat, things to do in every season, and why this is the DC escape most people don’t know about.