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How to Save an Offline Map in Google Maps
If you're planning a road trip through a remote area of the country, you're likely to lose cell service at some point in your journey. Thankfully, It's easy to create and download a custom offline map in Google Maps. So even if you lose service, you won't lose your way.

The Five Best Vineyards in Oregon Wine Country
Many of Oregon’s vineyards are tucked into the Willamette Valley, where the altitude and weather pattern make for perfect conditions for grapes, as extra sunlight leads to long ripening, and cool nights help the grapes retain acidity. And outside of the Willamette Valley, there are still plenty of wineries to explore.

Trying To Catch the Superbloom? Timing Is Everything in Walker Canyon
Lake Elsinor became Instagram Influencer Ground Zero in March of 2019 when an unusual "superbloom" transformed Walker Canyon's poppy field into an electric rainbow of wildflowers.

Love That Frozen Water, Boston You're My Home
On my holiday trip back home to Boston, I had to take this photo of the Back Bay skyline in Boston. I didn't have my Nikon with me, but amazingly, the iPhone XS camera did a pretty solid job of capturing the view.

Meet America’s Newest National Park: New River Gorge
New River Gorge is America's newest national park and offers world-class rock-climbing and boating as well as incredible vistas, cascading waterfalls, and ghost towns.

From Vegas to Tahoe - Route 395 Is the Ultimate California Road Trip
Tourists know about the Pacific Coast Highway road trip, and sure, that’s a spectacular oceanside drive. But U.S. Route 395 is the California road less traveled and more spectacular.

A Driving Loop Through the Heart of Virginia
This epic route through the middle of the state includes Founding Fathers, stunning mountain ranges, natural and man-made bridges, and so much more.

Roaming Coastal Maine: Lobster, Lighthouses and Acadia National Park
Shoulder season National Park visits can be a fruitful travel hack, if you don’t mind a little risk. I gambled on a mid-March weekend to make my first trip to Acadia National Park, following up on last spring’s Maine lighthouse tour.

Top Five Things To See in Idaho
Most people don’t know much about Idaho beyond its reputation for potatoes. That’s really not fair given how much there is to see in the state.

Looping the Grand Tetons: Cruising through Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and Yellowstone
After I finally made the trip to Jackson, Wyoming, and spent a few days exploring, I wondered: What took me so long, and why aren’t more people talking about Grand Teton National Park?