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Sequoia & Kings Canyon · United States · May 2026
Staggering giants | Sequoia & Kings Canyon
A two-day, one-night loop from the Bay Area through Kings Canyon and Sequoia. The one piece of structural advice: do Kings Canyon first.
Quebec · Canada · Oct 2025
Too-green leaves, deer at the door | Eastern Canada
Six days across Montreal, Quebec City, Mont Tremblant, and Parc Omega. The leaves were too green, the cities were fine, and the deer cabin saved the trip.
Toronto · Canada · Jul 2025
A walking loop, a boat in the spray | Toronto + Niagara
Two days in Toronto and at Niagara without a rental car. The boat tour at the Falls is the only ticket worth its own day; everything else is good-enough.
Yellowstone · United States · Apr 2025
Falling for the planet, again | Yellowstone
Three sunny days inside the park, three hotels worth picking carefully, and the cell-signal myth busted from a bed at Old Faithful Inn.
Cancún · Mexico · Dec 2024
Cloudy days, impossibly blue | Cancún at Christmas
Six days at Riu Kukulkan over Christmas with the two day tours that turned the trip around — a self-drive speedboat snorkel and a full day at Xplor — viewed from the perspective of a non-swimmer who's afraid of heights.
Banff · Canada · Sep 2024
Snow at Lake Louise, kangaroos in Kelowna | Canadian Rockies
Seven days from BC to Alberta and back, overnights in five towns, plus ten things that made the October weather bearable.