by Mike Rudd | Sep 23, 2024 | Hiking and Travel Tips
Portugal is a beautiful and wonderful country to live in and/or visit. Excellent weather, low cost of living for being in Europe, kind people, wine regions, tasty food, the famous Camino Pilgrimage hike, and the world’s TALLEST waves to name a few. All in a...
by Mike Rudd | Aug 28, 2024 | Hiking and Travel Tips
Eastern South Dakota doesn’t get all the hub that the Western part of the state gets. No stunning National Parks (Badlands and Wind Cave, no native tribal lands with white faces of ex-Presidents chiseled on them (Rushmore), no state parks with herds of roaming...
by Mike Rudd | Aug 20, 2024 | Hiking and Travel Tips
As a kid growing up in Cincinnati Ohio it always felt like Western South Dakota was the gateway to another world as we headed West on a summer road trip. The first stop for us was typically Badlands National Park. This small National Park is right off the Interstate...
by Mike Rudd | Jul 30, 2024 | Hiking and Travel Tips
Ready to head to where Good Morning America voted is the “Most Beautiful Place in America?!” Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the Northwest Corner of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula is stunning. While most think of the water life here there is a...
by Mike Rudd | Jul 22, 2024 | Hiking and Travel Tips
In this article I share five Olympic National Park Day Hikes in Washington State! From beaches on the Pacific Ocean to mountains to rainforests to turquoise lakes Olympic National Park in Washington is a hiker’s dream come true. Come explore this beautiful area...
by Mike Rudd | Jul 9, 2024 | Hiking and Travel Tips
In this article I share five Hocking Hills Ohio Hike that I love trekking! I’ve traversed these Hocking Hills State Park trails in Southeast Ohio dozens of times and the list includes some mainstream and off the beaten path options! Conkles Hollow Waterfall, Hocking...