Northern California Fall Getaways

The best fall getaways in Northern California start the moment you park the car. From St. Bernard Lodge in Mill Creek, you can reach golden aspens, steaming volcanic trails, a 25-mile rail trail, century-old ranch towns, and the banks of the Sacramento River in about an hour or less. Autumn makes this corner of the […]

Mississippi Petrified Forest: A Day Trip from Vicksburg

About 36 million years ago, a flood-swollen river swept enormous fir, cypress, and maple logs across what is now central Mississippi and buried them in sand. Over millions of years, minerals slowly replaced the wood until the logs turned to stone. Today those stone logs rest in the woods outside Flora at the Mississippi Petrified […]

The Best Midwest Weekend Getaways For Fall

As summer starts to fade and the air picks up that unmistakable fall chill, the Midwest quietly turns into one of the most colorful and underrated regions in the country. If you’re planning Midwest weekend getaways this season, you’ll want to time it just right to catch the leaves as they explode into deep reds, […]