I’ll be honest– August is typically my least favorite month in Nashville. Summer’s shine has worn off, the heat has settled in, the kids have gone back to school so you can’t even leave town for a fun vacation, and it’s just plain hot and humid and sweaty and gross. And that makes it a […]

Ever since I wrote about Nashville’s best secret hiking trail, I can’t count how many of you have told me that you tried it and LOVED it. Hidden Lake really is special, isn’t it? Trust me, I’m not going to waste time here steering you wrong! Well, guess what? I found another secret spot this […]

It’s time to add Sioux Falls to your vacation bucket list. Check out this list of things to do with kids in Sioux Falls and you’ll understand why. My family and I went to Sioux Falls, South Dakota last month and it’s been on our minds– and in our hearts– ever since. “Sioux Falls?” people […]

At just under five miles, this day hike at Montgomery Bell State Park is perfect for families who are ready for a challenge! If you’re getting a tired of the city park scene in Nashville or just looking for a trail that’s a bit more challenging, Montgomery Bell State Park in Dickson is definitely worth […]

You remember reading about the La Brea Tar Pits in science class, right? I was fascinated by them as a kid and I couldn’t believe they still existed, smack dab in the middle of Los Angeles. I always pictured a bubbling pool of tar, surrounded by traffic and towering buildings and filled with the plainly […]

Last weekend, my family drove to Monteagle in Tennessee for a hike on the famous Fiery Gizzard Trail. The full trail is 12 miles long and includes a very steep rock climb up the wall of a gorge in order to make it to the end– However, my husband assured me that we would only […]

Right past the Franklin/Hwy 96 exit on the Natchez Trace Parkway, you’ll find a place most Nashville locals still don’t know about: a densely wooded park, complete with a lovely interpretive center and more than three miles of hiking trails.   It’s called Timberland Park and it totally surpassed my expectations when the kids and […]

I’d heard the legend of the West Meade Waterfall for some time and never knew whether to believe it. I mean, how could there possibly be an honest-to-god waterfall in Nashville without a thousand Instagram pictures of hipsters posing in front of it? Last week, I finally found an opportunity to see this so-called waterfall […]

This post was written in partnership with Blue Lizard Australian Sunscreen. Not everything in California is expensive– $5 will get you a day of outdoor family fun in one of the nation’s most beautiful protected areas- Abalone Cove. Just 45 minutes away from busy downtown Los Angeles is an unspoiled, unforgettable paradise known as Abalone […]

Why leave town for berry picking when you can pick your own strawberries in Nashville? We have a tradition in my family of picking our own fruit each summer, which typically means setting aside a Saturday or Sunday afternoon and driving anywhere from 45 minutes to two hours to a ‘pick your own’ farm somewhere […]