A traveler’s field journal
Quiet notes from
loud places.
Notes from 8 cities across 3 countries — food worth flying for, stays worth booking again, and the small in-betweens that make a trip stick.
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American Southwest · United States · Apr 2026
From red rock to neon | American Southwest
Vegas, Zion, Bryce, Page, Monument Valley, and the Grand Canyon in a tight six-day loop. Where to spend your time and money — and where not to.
Big Island · United States · Feb 2026
Above the volcano, beneath the Milky Way, between the waves | Hawaii
A Kona–Hilo loop with manta rays, sea turtles, a Mauna Kea sunset, and — if you time it right — an actual eruption at Volcanoes National Park.
Big Island · United States · Feb 2026
Watching the tilt, waiting on Pele | Kīlauea
Most people catch a Kīlauea eruption by luck. This is the USGS data, the tilt patterns, and the booking window we used to improve the odds — and what we did when the moment came.
United States
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American Southwest · United States · Apr 2026
From red rock to neon | American Southwest
Vegas, Zion, Bryce, Page, Monument Valley, and the Grand Canyon in a tight six-day loop. Where to spend your time and money — and where not to.
Big Island · United States · Feb 2026
Above the volcano, beneath the Milky Way, between the waves | Hawaii
A Kona–Hilo loop with manta rays, sea turtles, a Mauna Kea sunset, and — if you time it right — an actual eruption at Volcanoes National Park.
Big Island · United States · Feb 2026
Watching the tilt, waiting on Pele | Kīlauea
Most people catch a Kīlauea eruption by luck. This is the USGS data, the tilt patterns, and the booking window we used to improve the odds — and what we did when the moment came.
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.
Canada
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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.
Yukon · Canada · Aug 2025
Your own Tombstone moment | Yukon
Five days from Whitehorse to Dawson and back over Labor Day. Stack the activities low to high — hike, then drive, then helicopter — and let each day raise the bar.
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.
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.
Mexico
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