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Top Ten Waterfalls near Cleveland, Ohio

Disclaimer: I haven't been everywhere or seen everything. This is my top ten, which is almost certainly incomplete and debatable. Please leave a comment at the bottom if you agree, disagree, or have other suggestions! Map tips: click a marker to learn more about the spot, and click the star in the map header to save the entire map under Your Places in Google Maps...

Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks in 7 Days

Map tips: each color represents a different day. Click a marker to learn more about the spot, and click the star in the map header to save the entire map under Your Places in Google Maps. Day 1 Dornans Chapel of the Transfiguration Signal Mountain Summit Road Oxbow Bend Snake River Overlook Hedrick Pond Overlook Our flight arrived at 9:30 AM – we got our rental car...

Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park, Washington in 6 Days

Guest post by nqh Map tips: each color represents a different day. Click a marker to learn more about the spot, and click the star in the map header to save the entire map under Your Places in Google Maps. Day 1 The Dish Skal Beer Hall Pike Place Market Elliot’s Oyster House Arrived in Seattle the previous evening and got fuel, snacks, and supplies. Started...

San Juan Mountains, Colorado in 6 Days

Map tips: each color represents a different day. Click a marker to learn more about the spot, and click the star in the map header to save the entire map under Your Places in Google Maps. Day 1: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Tomichi Point Painted Wall View Cedar Point Nature Trail Sunset View We flew into Montrose, Colorado and drove about 30 minutes to...

Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, and Zion in 1 Day

Map tips: click a marker to learn more about the spot, and click the star in the map header to save the entire map under Your Places in Google Maps. Lower Antelope Canyon Had one free day during a work trip and spent the previous night in Kanab, Utah. Drove about 1 hour 15 mins to Page, Arizona for a tour of Lower Antelope Canyon with Ken’s Tours. Make sure you’re...

All over Oregon in 8 Days

Map tips: each color represents a different day. Click a marker to learn more about the spot, and click the star in the map header to save the entire map under Your Places in Google Maps. Work trip turned family trip. Went out several days early to spend some time in the Columbia River Gorge and surrounding Portland area. Day 1: Columbia River Gorge (Oregon side)...

Canadian Rockies in 5 Days

Guest post by Karlee Map tips: each color represents a different day. Click a marker to learn more about the spot, and click the star in the map header to save the entire map under Your Places in Google Maps. This solo trip to Canada was for a friend’s wedding (destination wedding in the mountains), with a couple additional days added on to explore on my own. Day 1...

Banff, Yoho, and Jasper in 12 Days

Map tips: each color represents a different day. Click a marker to learn more about the spot, and click the star in the map header to save the entire map under Your Places in Google Maps. Day 1: Banff Two Jack Lake Banff Avenue Vermilion Lakes Arrived in Calgary, got rental car and drove to Banff (90 mins). First stopped by Lake Minnewanka and got out at Two Jack...

Canadian Rockies in 4 Days

Guest post by ep Map tips: each color represents a different day. Click a marker to learn more about the spot, and click the star in the map header to save the entire map under Your Places in Google Maps. We stayed in Canmore, which is about an hour from Calgary and a half hour outside Banff (all in Alberta, Canada). Day 1 Peyto Lake is about an hour and a half drive...

Acadia, White Mountains, and Portland in 8 Days

Map tips: each color represents a different day. Click a marker to learn more about the spot, and click the star in the map header to save the entire map under Your Places in Google Maps. Day 1 Family trip with wife, 10-month old twins, mom and her friend. Flew into Portland, Maine and drove to our rental in North Conway (1 hour 30 minutes). Good place to stay to...