Past Trips
Every trip ends with a journal from the leader, written that week while it's fresh. The good days, the bad weather and one thing we'll do differently.
Road Trip
Traveled Aug 8–15, 2026
Colorado: The San Juan Skyway
The Durango & Silverton narrow-gauge railroad, the Million Dollar Highway, the hot springs in Ouray, the free gondola in Telluride, and the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde.
Flight Trip
Traveled Mar 7–18, 2026
Patagonia: Torres del Paine & Fitz Roy
The hike to the base of the Torres, the turquoise lakes of the Paine massif, the calving face of the Perito Moreno Glacier, and a hike to the foot of Fitz Roy.
Flight Trip
Traveled Feb 7–19, 2026
India: The Golden Triangle & Rajasthan
A rickshaw through Old Delhi, the Taj Mahal at sunrise, three safaris in Ranthambore, the forts and palaces of Jaipur, and a boat on the lake in Udaipur.
Flight Trip
Traveled Oct 11–22, 2025
Turkey: Istanbul, Cappadocia & the Aegean
Hagia Sophia and the Grand Bazaar, a Bosphorus ferry, balloons over Cappadocia, an underground city, the white terraces of Pamukkale, and Ephesus.
Flight Trip
Traveled Sep 13–23, 2025
Greece: Athens, Naxos & Santorini
The Acropolis at opening time, four days on Naxos, a choppy ferry in the meltemi wind, and a Santorini sunset that we watched from the "wrong" village.
Road Trip
Traveled Jul 19–27, 2025
Banff, Jasper & the Icefields Parkway
Moraine Lake at sunrise, a canoe on Lake Louise, the Icefields Parkway, a walk onto the Athabasca Glacier, and a town rebuilding after its wildfire.
Road Trip
Traveled Jun 7–14, 2025
Yellowstone & Grand Teton
Old Faithful and Grand Prismatic, wolves through a spotting scope in Lamar Valley, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and the Tetons reflected in Jenny Lake.
Road Trip
Traveled Apr 23–27, 2025
Texas Gulf Coast to South Padre
Victorian Galveston, the beach at Port Aransas, the wild Padre Island National Seashore, the King Ranch, a sea turtle rescue, and thousands of migrating birds.
Road Trip
Traveled Mar 8–15, 2025
Copper Canyon & the El Chepe Train
Mennonite cheese in Cuauhtémoc, two nights in Creel, a cable car over the canyon rim, and the best stretch of the El Chepe railway down to El Fuerte.
Flight Trip
Traveled Jan 11–19, 2025
Costa Rica: Volcanoes, Cloud Forest & Coast
Hot springs below Arenal, hanging bridges through the rainforest canopy, a night walk in the Monteverde cloud forest, and a monkey who stole a sandwich.
Flight Trip
Traveled Nov 2–12, 2024
Portugal: Lisbon to Porto
Trams and tiles in Lisbon, a foggy palace in Sintra, cherry liqueur in a chocolate cup, giant November surf at Nazaré, and port wine across the river from Porto.
Road Trip
Traveled Oct 5–12, 2024
Grand Canyon, Sedona & the Arizona Back Roads
Sunrise at Mather Point, the red rocks of Sedona, a ghost town on a mountainside, and a creek that was much colder than anyone admitted.
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