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Things to do in Big Island(Hawaii’s Largest Island) in more than a week-long Trip

Planning on visiting some of the youngest and newest lands on earth? well, my fellow travelers’ let’s get on board where I will share some of my experiences both good and bad which might help you plan your trip to the Island of Hawaii also nicknamed as Big Island. The most important thing before visiting Big Island is to pack clothes and prepare a mindset to experience all the climates from wet tropical to polar tundra. But, it’s interesting because within a span of an hour or so you get to experience so many different climates. We visited the island …

A drive through Eastern Washington, east of Cascades

Day:1 Well, the trip we planned was followed by the Memorial Day weekend it was a Friday evening we started from Downtown Seattle all packed up with lots of packaged food for munching and a pack of water bottles of course from Costco! We took the I90 toward Spokane and had planned to stay the night in Yakima, WA. Never had we ever thought how rush will the traffic be on the interstate highway! It really did take us a long time to actually reach Yakima in the late evening around 8 pm. Meanwhile, we took breaks in between once …

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The Ultimate West Coast Road Trip from Seattle to Los Angeles

If you ask me one thing about the road trip I would say brace yourself to see beauty at its best. Having been staying in Seattle, WA for 3 plus years we knew the nature, greenery and lush beautiful landscape it has to offer which is just incomparable and about the California coast, I had huge expectations from the videos and blogs I had seen and read earlier. But, one thing that surprised us was Oregon, oh my God! I am literally getting chills while typing about it. It’s so full of raw gusty wind(I was hit hard by the …

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Things to do in a day trip to Mt Hood National Forest, Oregon, and Lavender Valley

Trillium Lake is one the most spectacular places to view the reflection of Mount Hood on the lake. It is an easily accessible path from the parking area. It’s a wonderful place and definitely, a must-go place if you are around. We did spend a generous amount of time around the lake and later headed to Timberline Lodge where we went to the visitor center and spent some time roaming around and seeing Mt Hood up close. If you are in Lavender season why not visit Lavender Valley. We did take some wonderful photos of the lavender farm with Mt …

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Chasing waterfalls in Columbia River Gorge, Oregon in a day

It was a weekend trip to the Portland area in Oregon from Seattle which we did on Friday and planned the Saturday to drive along the Columbia River Gorge and the mission was to experience as many waterfalls as possible. The first spot of the day was Chantclear point where you can see the vast stretch of the mighty Columbia River, its twists and turns with a backdrop of the cascades mountains around. It’s an amazing landscape up from the viewpoint. It takes you through the historic Columbia River highway. The second stop of the day was the vista house …

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A day trip to Petrified Forest National Park

Want to see something unusual, so come on my friend on to a one-day trip to Petrified Forest National Park. The park has so much to offer to start with quartz-wrapped trees as old as 225 million years to badlands with colors ranging from orange/red on the northern side of the park to blue, gray, white, and purple in mostly in the central part. And finally to a gigantic deposit of petrified woods on the southern side. The Park is basically bisected by I-40. It’s in a stretch of 26 miles from the North visitor center(painted desert Visitor Center) to …

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Things to do in Saguaro National Park in a day

Saguaro National Park is located near Tucson in southern Arizona. It basically has two sides located around the vicinity of the city and takes about an hour’s drive(you will need a car to visit either side). Saguaro East is on the Rincon Mountains and the Saguaro West is on the Tucson Mountains. Saguaro National park holds the country’s largest Cacti, the Saguaro. They can reach a height of approximately 50 feet. Not only saguaro it is home to many different plant species such as Prickly Pear, Cholla, Mesquite, Palo Verde. We have America the Beautiful annual pass which is quite convenient …