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5 Underrated American Cities You Should Visit
Some cities have an automatic slot on any must-visit list, others are hidden gems. Finding those that exceed expectations is one of the best parts of traveling. Here are five cities that won us over with combinations of history, culture and charm. … Continue reading
Kick of the week: Grand Rapids, MI
This past October we were looking for a quick getaway for the Columbus Day weekend. We needed someplace not too far away but with enough highlights to keep us busy for a couple days. Having been recently voted “Best Beer … Continue reading
High Kick’s Best of 2015 List
Dining and drinking are always top-of-mind while we travel, so it’s no surprise many of our road trip memories revolve around tables and bar stools. When something especially good catches our attention, we write it down. Now at the end … Continue reading
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Tagged American road trip, best drinks 2015, Best food of 2015, best lodging, road trip food
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Western Parks Part 8: The Way Home
Interstate 70 between Grand Junction and Denver is known as an engineering marvel. It was one of the final sections of the originally planned Interstate Highway System to be completed, the final lanes through Cottonwood Canyon finally being opened to … Continue reading
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Tagged Badlands National Park, Cannonball Creek Brewing, Carhenge, Chimney Rock Nebraska, Colorado road trip, Eisenhower Tunnel, Mt. Sanitas Hike, Scotts Bluff, Sergeant Floyd Memorial, Waterton Canyon Hike, western road trip, Wind Cave National Park
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Western Parks Part 7: Gunnison and Grand Junction
Our sixth national park of the trip, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, took us back into Colorado. To get there we decided to take a slightly longer but more scenic route. Instead of going north out of Moab to catch … Continue reading
Western Parks Part 6: Arches
Continued from Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 Tuesday, July 7th we planned an exceptionally full day in Arches National Park. Upon arrival in Moab two days earlier we stopped at the Arches visitor center (because it’s right off the highway) … Continue reading
Western Parks Part 4: Capitol Reef
Continued from Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Capitol Reef National Park is one of those places that is tough to get a mental grip on. The variety of rock formations is staggering, each one stranger than the next. Look … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitol Reef National Park, Cathedral Valley, Jeep Rental, Utah Road Trip, Waterpocket Fold
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Western Parks Part 3: Between Mesa Verde and Capitol Reef
Continued from Part 1 & Part 2 Mesa Verde and Capitol Reef National Parks are less than five hours apart if you go the fastest way, but there’s plenty to see in between, so we made it a two-day transit. … Continue reading
Western Parks Part 2: Great Sand Dunes to Mesa Verde
Continued from Part 1 The following day was our travel day between Great Sand Dunes and Mesa Verde. It’s only about a four hour drive, so there was no need to rush. Along Highway 160 we crossed the Continental Divide … Continue reading
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