Tag
Just some few blocks away from the popular St. Louis, Missouri Arch, is the St. Louis City Garden. It is the closest tourist attraction that Google Map would suggest if you search for other places to visit near The Arch. But is it worth your while? Is it worth walking…
Read more
Early Historic Explorations In 1542, only 60 years after the landing of Christopher Columbus, a French explorer named De Soto led an expedition into the southern Ozarks in search of Cayas (Kansas), a fabled Indian city of gold. At Chicasaw Bluff, near Memphis, Tennessee, he and his party became the…
Read more
I had the chance to visit the ruins of the Escalante Pueblo in Dolores, Colorado. The Pueblo is beautifully located at the top of a hill and overlooking the gorgeous Dolores River. Escalante Pueblo was named after the first European visitor to write about it. In 1975 and 1976 professional…
Read more
Las Vegas, Nevada did not disappoint the curious me, when I visited the city for the first time! Famous for its vibrant nightlife, Las Vegas has the lights that kept me awake at night. The night I arrived at the city, I immediately took a stroll along its popular Strip….
Read more
If you want endless hikes and trails, looping landscapes, and spectacular vistas, skip the Arches National Park and head to its neighboring Canyonlands National Park in Moab, Utah. You will find the Canyonlands beautifully diverse, a true haven for nature lovers. See the vast canyons and cliffs at the Grand…
Read more
It was a long 8-hour drive to the Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado from Las Cruces, New Mexico. For months, I have been wanting to visit this place since it is the only one, among all 56 listed National Parks in the U.S. that preserves the culture of the…
Read more
How exactly do you describe the Bryce Canyon National Park? Beautiful is an understatement. Among all canyon forms I’ve seen and visited, the Bryce Canyon National Park is like no other. It seems like the southwestern Utah had been hit by a unique magical wand that created the colorful hoodoos…
Read more
The first time I visited Fort Collins Colorado, a winter storm hit the city. Schools and offices were closed. Streets were scary as vehicles skid. The interstate was closed to traffic as well. Check out these few snow storm photos I took on March 2016.
Read more