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Hiking Yellowstone Near Old Faithful

One of the most visited areas in Yellowstone National Park surrounds The Old Faithful Lodge. There are a number of restaurants in the lodge and surrounding facilities and the largest parking areas inside the park. There are a number of trails suitable for short or extended hikes into the backcountry that begin in the OldContinue reading “Hiking Yellowstone Near Old Faithful”

Taking A Walk Around Florence

There are a number of great cities well suited to urban hiking but near the top of that list is Florence, Italy. What makes this city so special? It’s because the Enlightenment or Renaissance actually began in the early years of the fifteenth century in Florence. At the time Italy was divided into many city-statesContinue reading “Taking A Walk Around Florence”

A Georgia Wine Roadtrip

An Update A while ago we spent a couple of weeks driving around the north Georgia mountains, doing some hiking and visiting wineries. Georgia wines are a pleasant surprise and deserve more attention. In general, their quality is good and the wineries are fun to visit. Having planned this trip for the spring but afterContinue reading “A Georgia Wine Roadtrip”

The Sensational Utah National Parks • A Seven Day Roadtrip

Sensational Utah has the largest concentration of National Parks anywhere in America. Featuring The Intentional Traveler’s essential itinerary for a killer Utah driving adventure. Page 1 Links To Additional Information On The Parks Of Utah Spectacular vistas greet you at every turn as you travel through the parks of breathtaking Utah. A road trip isContinue reading “The Sensational Utah National Parks • A Seven Day Roadtrip”

Pub Hopping in Dublin

Temple Bar in Dublin is famous. Many people mistakenly think it actually was a bar but that’s not the origins of the name. In the seventeenth century a famous Dubliner, Sir William Temple  was the provost of Trinity College. Sir Temple owned property along the river Liffey. In the river in front of his landContinue reading “Pub Hopping in Dublin”