Tag Archives: nature

Hiking Around a Mountain Lake

Posted on June 8, 2018 by

There probably isn’t anything more relaxing than getting away from the crowds and walking around a lake in the mountains with no one else around. With temperatures heating up, we are enjoying hiking once again and the higher altitudes mean … Continue reading →

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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

Located about 30 miles outside the town of Alamosa in Colorado, the Great Sand Dunes are a fascinating feature that has been created by nature over thousands of years. The giant sand dunes sitting at the base of the Sangre … Continue reading →

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Frozen in Time

Posted on May 17, 2018 by

Have you ever wished that you could stop time? For those of you who are old enough to remember, there was an old Twilight Zone show where a man has a magical stop watch that will freeze time for everyone … Continue reading →

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Carrasco National Park in Bolivia

Posted on April 27, 2018 by

One of the most interesting places that we visited during our time in Bolivia was to the Carrasco National Park. It is in the Amazon Rainforest and is most famous for having a cave with Guacharo birds. These birds are … Continue reading →

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Going With the Flow

Posted on April 17, 2018 by

We have mentioned previously that we don’t always spend a ton of time planning for a trip and there are other times that we do. We had been going back and forth on where to go for our first big … Continue reading →

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Parrot Clay Lick in the Yasuni National Park in Ecuador

Posted on March 23, 2018 by

When visiting Yasuni National Park in the Amazon, one of the tours will take you out to see the parrots and parakeets licking the clay on a cliff along the banks of the Napo River in Ecuador. The tours are … Continue reading →

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Staying in an Eco Lodge

Posted on March 16, 2018 by

Eco lodges are environmentally friendly places to stay and we have had the opportunity to stay in two different ones, both in South America. Since both of these were in isolated locations in the jungle, there were practical reasons for … Continue reading →

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How Do You Get Noticed?

Posted on March 6, 2018 by

Even if you are a wallflower or not, there are times when you want to be noticed. Everyone wants to be recognized for their accomplishments, whether personal or work related, we all need validation of what we’ve achieved. Unfortunately, we … Continue reading →

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You Don’t See That Everyday

Posted on February 27, 2018 by

Between travel and hiking, you inevitably come across things that you just don’t see everyday. We have been fortunate enough to have seen a good variety of wildlife, but most of it has been the typical deer, elk, birds, etc. … Continue reading →

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Five Kinds of Wild and Marine Life that You Can Find in the Galapagos Islands

Posted on February 26, 2018 by

Today we are featuring a guest article from the Happy Gringo tour company, who coordinated all of our tours while we were in Ecuador.  They helped make our trip one that we will cherish for a long time to come: … Continue reading →

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