Postcards tagged: The Great Outdoors

Best Day Ever: Glacier National Park

GLACIER, Montana – Sit back in one of the rockers in the main lobby and crack open the paper in front of the perennially blazing fireplace, which is the size of a small dance floor. 

A Few Days in Vail with the Family

VAIL, Colorado – After a season of East Coast meteorological woes, one Connecticut family did the smart thing: They went to Vail. And found many reasons to go back.

Losing My Virginity on Safari

SABI SANDS GAME RESERVE, South Africa – We followed lion tracks for hours, passing elephants, hippos, and giraffes, until we found our jackpot: two lionesses licking a freshly killed impala.

A Mirage Burns in the Desert

BURNING MAN, Nevada – As the festival is in full swing, there are no spectators, only participants. Edward Griffith gets in the groove. 

Happy Birthday, National Parks!

96 and looking good! Here's to the lovely people in charge of 84 million acres of beloved American landscapes. Where would US parks be without you guys?

On the Green at Kiawah

KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina – On another perfect day, I order a Palmetto Lager outside on a rocking chair, watching the scattered wisps of clouds and waves roll into shore.

Love Letter: Cibolo Creek Ranch, TX

MARFA, Texas – We went deep into the Chinati Mountains to find abandoned Texas Ranger houses, Native American rock art, and panoramic vistas perched high above the ranch.

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