Why we love Jekyll Island Don’t you love when a destination exceeds expectation? That is Jekyll for me… just idyllic! This Georgia barrier island is special, from the moment you cross the Causeway waved in by swaying marsh grass of blue, purple and green. You pay the $8 per car Park Preservation Fee to enter the rather exclusive island – …
Behold this nation’s vast, beautiful, preserved park system, yours to explore! America has designated 63 national parks, from Alaska (home to 6 of the top 7 largest parks, and 8 total) to the Florida Keys and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 30 states plus 2 US territories. In total, there are 423 national park “sites” which also include monuments, seashores, preserves …
Vail is epic, from first Gondola One to après ski. Vail has an inimitable ski mountain, and an ideal base village – two in fact: Vail Village and Lions Head. See why we love Vail! Here’s some food for thought… skiing Vail’s 5,289 acres, riding Vail’s 31 lifts, you work up an appetite and a thirst. So where to go …
Ski day one for me, and its January! Jeez… I usually have several ski days in the books by now. Can’t blame it entirely on The Covid… but travel restrictions certainly haven’t helped. Good news, I’ve been reunited with snow, my favorite sport, with a gorgeous sunny fun week on the ski slopes skiing Breckenridge, Vail and Keystone in Colorado. …
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