“Unknown” Great Basin National Park, Nevada

Google the “best National Parks you’ve never heard of” and GBNP is on many lists. Discover Lehman Caves, tarantulas, reservoirs, lava flows, Joshua trees, glorious aspens, bristlecone pines, Wheeler Peak, Cathedral…

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Great Basin NP, NV – Definitely off the beaten track

What do football and sailing have in common? September road trip, of course! Son’s football game and our family in Utah, sailing meeting in Vegas, Great Basin National Park, plus golf and home exchange in Mesquite. Any must-do hikes or other excursions in and around Great Basin National Park or eastern NV? Suggestions for Mesquite activities?

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A stopover in Iceland went from “Why not?” to “Oh, Wow!”

We thought 4 days should be plenty of time to explore the highlights of a country much smaller than our beautiful state of Colorado. Wrong! We soon learned that there is so much to see and do in Iceland that we wished…

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