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Brewery Hopping, Ale Trail Columbus, Ohio

14 Oct Brewery Hopping Along the Ale Trail in Columbus

Posted at 14:30h in Blog, Ohio, United States, Urban Adventure

Just as we couldn’t resist exploring the Coffee Trail and the Made in CBUS Trail while we were in Columbus, Ohio, we also couldn’t pass up the chance to delve into the Ale Trail. All three of these trails are based on a similar concept—each...

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Heavily Brewing, Winery and Brewery Trail, Finger Lakes, New York

12 Jan Brewery and Winery Trails in the Finger Lakes of New York

Posted at 09:00h in Blog, New York, United States, Urban Adventure

During our weeklong road trip through New York, we just had to explore some of the brewery and winery trails in the Finger Lakes that we had heard so much about. It sometimes seems as though California gets all the attention for the best wineries...

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Leinenkugel Brewery Tour, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, AmericInn Road Trip

21 Jul Beer Samples and History on the Leinenkugel Brewery Tour

Posted at 09:00h in Blog, United States, Urban Adventure, Wisconsin

The first stop on our Wisconsin road trip with AmericInn Hotels was in Chippewa Falls to tour the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company. The brewery is located just over an hour away from our home base in St Paul, MN, and I've wanted to plan a...

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Hoppy Trails Brew Bus, New York

01 Apr Exploring Breweries on the Hoppy Trails Brew Bus

Posted at 09:30h in Blog, New York, United States, Urban Adventure

Brew buses are starting to pop up all over in cities with a bustling craft beer scene, but the first time we heard of the concept was last summer when we were in New York. A typical brew bus tour consists of boarding a bus...

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Brew Bus USA, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

26 Jan South Florida Sampler Tour on the Brew Bus USA

Posted at 10:00h in Blog, Florida, South Florida, United States, Urban Adventure

When we saw that the annual North American TBEX (one of the largest travel blogger conferences around) was going to be held in our old stomping grounds of Florida, we were super excited. The dates of the conference coincided nicely with our friends' wedding that...

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Summit Brewing Company Brewery Tour in Saint Paul, Minnesota

29 Oct Morning Beers at the Summit Brewery Tour

Posted at 09:28h in Blog, Minnesota, United States, Urban Adventure

Summit Brewing Company is one of the top 50 breweries in the United States and it just so happens to be located in St. Paul, only a mere 2 miles from our apartment. Since I just can’t seem to resist a behind the scenes tour...

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Schnebly Redland's Winery and Brewery, Florida

01 May The Southernmost Winery in the US: Schnebly Redland’s Winery

Posted at 10:31h in Blog, Florida, South Florida, United States, Urban Adventure

Let me first start off by saying I am neither a wine nor beer connoisseur. That being said, I always love heading out of the busyness of Miami and venturing west to the Redlands for a visit to the Schnebly Redland’s Winery and Brewery. After...

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Cigar City Brewing, Tampa, FL

04 Apr Touring Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, FL

Posted at 07:05h in Blog, Florida, United States, Urban Adventure, West Coast Florida

Visiting a brew house, winery or distillery is a great way to gain insight into the local culture when traveling. We were hopped up to tour the award winning Cigar City Brewing facility in Tampa on a recent visit to Florida's west coast. Drawing from the...

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Guinness Storehouse, Dublin, Ireland

20 Jan Dublin Distilleries, Pubs and Parties

Posted at 10:11h in Blog, Europe, Ireland, Urban Adventure

The majority of our time in Dublin was spent at a travel conference, and at a few events that we were able to attend in conjunction with the conference. Although we didn't get much free time to explore the city, we were still able to...

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Another hike that we went on during our time in De Another hike that we went on during our time in Death Valley National was the Golden Canyon Trail with the Red Cathedral extension! We really enjoyed the landscape throughout this hike—it was another one of our favorite trails in Death Valley. The trail is 1.5 miles each way (3 miles round trip), and the last 0.5 miles of the trail, aka the Red Cathedral Trail, requires some scrambling, ledges, and low overhangs.

The Golden Canyon/Red Cathedral trail was so fun and we loved weaving through, under, and over tight rock formations. Plus, the views at the end of the trail were beautiful. Apparently, some scenes from Star Wars were filmed in this area, and I can see why—it looked like we were walking through an entirely different world!
At first, Badwater Basin in Death Valley National At first, Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park doesn’t look like much, but when you learn more about this piece of land, it’s quite interesting. Badwater Basin is the lowest elevation point in North America, at 282 ft below sea level. The land here is made up of a salt flat that stretches nearly 200 square miles. If you look hard for the tiny white sign in the mountains in the 5th photo (straight up above the Cruise America RV) you can see where sea level is. Standing on the salt flat and looking up at the sea level sign really puts the low elevation into perspective! We couldn’t help but imagine standing at the bottom of the lake that once covered this area.

We walked about a mile out onto the flats and loved seeing all the salt polygons and unique formations all around us. The farther we walked the less people we saw, and it was quite peaceful during our sunset stroll. We ended up visiting Badwater Basin twice during our trip, and I already want to head back again. There’s just so much to see if you take the time to look!
When standing at the Zabriski Point Lookout in Dea When standing at the Zabriski Point Lookout in Death Valley National Park, you overlook stunning hills and canyons of the Badlands. And if you look close, you might see people hiking far out on the landscape. One of the trails that runs through this area is the Badlands Loop, and it is a fantastic option for a hike!  Wandering through the narrow canyons and up along the hills of the Badlands provides a beautiful vantage point of this colorful area. 

The Badlands Loop is a 2.7 mile trail that runs through the gulch and up along the top of the ridges. There isn’t much shade on this trial, especially if you hike it during the heat of the day, so try to avoid a midday hike here when the temperatures are high. There are several trails that intersect in this area; you can connect to both the Gower Gulch Trail and the Golden Canyon Trail to make it one longer 7.8 mile loop hike. We hiked Golden Canyon earlier on our trip, so this time around we just hiked the Badlands Loop. Photos 1-8 are from the Badlands Loop trail, and 9-10 are from the Zabriski Point overlook the day prior when the skies were much more cloudy!
We spent 2.5 days exploring Death Vally National P We spent 2.5 days exploring Death Vally National Park this past winter, and we sure packed a lot into our visit. Hiking the wide variety of trails was our favorite way to explore the park. All of the trails were fantastic, but the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes was one of our favorite stops. We visited the dunes several times during our three days in the park, and each visit was at a different time of day. We were there for sunset, at night to see the stars, and at sunrise. When we went for sunrise, we hiked our way out to the summit of the tallest dune. The summit is roughly 1 mile from the parking lot, although there is no formal trail to get there and back. 

Along the hike, we spotted someone painting the sunrise from the top of one of the dunes. We couldn’t help but stop and chat with her and Micah snapped a few photos—we absolutely loved her artwork! We also enjoyed finding lots of animal prints in the sand. Even though the distance was short, the hike was tough as the sand is very hard to walk on. It felt like every step forward equaled two steps back! But the feeling you get from conquering the tallest dune is well worth it. It’s a beautiful portion of the park to explore!
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