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Category: Outdoors and Adventure

Swimming with manatees in Crystal River

I’m Not a Sea Cow; I’m a Manatee! (A Crystal River Road Trip)

Posted on January 26, 2016January 26, 2016 by Valerie Conners

High on my travel bucket list, somewhere between “explore Nepal” and “eat my face off in China” lay this little gem: See a manatee. That’s right. “See” one, not “swim” with one. That’s because even though manatees are gigantic, slow-moving, and apparently cruising through Florida waterways on a regular basis, I have yet to spy even…

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Cheyenne, Wyoming

Cheyenne Frontier Days: The Daddy of ‘Em All

Posted on August 19, 2015August 19, 2015 by Valerie Conners

My dream was coming true – I would attend Cheyenne Frontier Days 2015! As if watching the heart-pounding, adrenaline-pumping competitions wasn’t enough, I got to climb in a bull chute and wander the arena pre-rodeo, and later stand in the chutes mere feet from some verrrry pissed off bulls during the actual rodeo (behind some very fine-looking cowboys in chaps, I might add).

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Oleta River State Park Kayaking

Hidden Miami: Kayaking on Biscayne Bay

Posted on April 1, 2015August 19, 2015 by Valerie Conners

Over the years, I have paddled into rocky outcrops, cave walls, and mangrove trees. I have scared small animals, water fowl, and Ayaz. Yet, I keep kayaking — and I love it.

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Fear and Loathing in a Florida Campground

Posted on December 10, 2014December 10, 2014 by Valerie Conners

Our Halloween camping trip to Naples, FL was a heady mix of senior citizens, Florida Man and his ex-girlfriend, $8 vodka (theirs, not ours), and a meticulous raccoon.

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Cadillac Mountain

Best Trip Ever? Maine.

Posted on June 13, 2014June 13, 2014 by Valerie Conners

The Maine fantasy I concocted began years ago, and like most of my fantasies, I have absolutely no idea from whence it sprung or why. It just … felt oh-so right. Did the reality live up to the dream?

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machu picchu

Machu Picchu, Peru: Into the (Crowded) Mystic

Posted on May 29, 2014May 28, 2014 by Valerie Conners

Wanna know a little secret? Machu Picchu is positively TEEMING with tourists. Here’s what to know to avoid the crowds and make the most of your bucket-list trip to the iconic ruins.

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Argentina’s Mountain Mama: A San Martin de Los Andes Getaway

Posted on March 20, 2014March 20, 2014 by Valerie Conners

  When the going gets weird, the weird get going. Or something like that. At any rate, after a few days in Bariloche, Ayaz and I realized that this town felt more than a little bit off to both of us. Don’t get me entirely wrong: it’s in a gorgeous setting, there’s loads to do…

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Argentina Lake District

Argentina’s Lake District and the Great Seagull Caper of 2014

Posted on March 13, 2014March 13, 2014 by Valerie Conners

There now exists a priceless image of me, a cracker and a sharp-beaked bird in communion together for all to see (and mock!).

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Montana, How Do I Love Thee?

Posted on August 27, 2013February 9, 2014 by Valerie Conners

Let me count the ways: 1. Big Sky Lone Peak mountain will take the breath away from the most hardened skiers. Granted, I am not a hardened skier. In fact, I vowed never to ski again after an unfortunate incident on a 10th grade school ski trip – but that’s another story entirely. At any…

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Capital Reef National Park

National Park Road Trip Part 3: No Really, I Climbed That

Posted on August 6, 2013February 9, 2014 by Valerie Conners

From Zion to Bryce Canyon, I just couldn’t get my fill of natural, national wonders. And so we headed off toward Capital Reef National Park, first passing through Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Now, it’s worth mentioning a few things here. First, it’s entirely possible you’ve never heard of Grand Staircase or Capital Reef — and…

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National Park Road Trip Part 2: That Hoodoo That You Do

Posted on July 30, 2013February 9, 2014 by Valerie Conners

The following weekend after my unforgettable sojourn into Zion National Park, I set off to the next destination on my bucket list: Bryce Canyon. The weekend as I planned it would involve oodles of spectacular scenery, a KOA Kabin (one of my favorite “camping” indulgences) in one of the nice campgrounds I’ve seen, a motel…

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National Park Road Trip Part 1: When We Remember Zion

Posted on July 23, 2013February 9, 2014 by Valerie Conners

It’s been a helluva time out West, folks. Many people have wondered how on Earth I wound up staying in St. George, Utah for 3 weeks. The logic behind landing in Utah’s far southwest corner was simple: I was itching to explore some of the Western US’s most spectacular National Parks. More than a decade…

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